2023 ATI RN MATERNAL
NEWBORN PROCTORED RETAKE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED REVISED
FULL EXAM)
a nurse is assessing a client who has
... [Show More] gestational diabetes
Mellitus and is experiencing hyperglycemia. which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSW-reports
increased urinary output.
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst,
abdominal pain, constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are
manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other manifestations include
weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar and
acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 mg/dL.
a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is
HIV positive. which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- CORRECT ANSW-Report the client's condition to the local
health department.
The nurse should report the condition to the local health
department. HIV is one of the conditions on the list of Nationally
Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be reported.
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for combined oral contraceptives. which of the
following findings should the nurse include as an adverse effect of
this medication? - CORRECT ANSW-depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common
adverse effect of combined oral contraceptives. Other common
adverse effects of the medication include amenorrhea, weight
gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast
tenderness.
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of
gestation and has a new prescription for misoprostol. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSW-"I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the
insertion of the medication."
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the
last dose of misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following
misoprostol for clients who have cervical ripening and have not
begun labor.
a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus b19(fifth
disease) which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
CORRECT ANSW-schedule an ultrasound examination
The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to
monitor the fetus during the pregnancy to detect the possible
development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can cause
miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or
stillbirth.
a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn
via a heel stick. which of the following techniques should the
nurse use to help minimize the pain of the procedure for the
newborn? - CORRECT ANSW-place the newborn skin to skin on
the mother's chest.
Placing the newborn skin to skin on the mother's chest is an
effective technique to significantly decrease the newborn's pain
level and anxiety. The nurse should implement this technique
before, during, and after the procedure.
a nurse is performing a vag examination on a client who is in
labor and observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina.
after calling for assistance, which of the following actions should
the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSW-Insert two gloved fingers into
the vagina and apply upward pressure to the presenting part.
The nurse should quickly apply gloves and insert two fingers into
the vagina toward the cervix, exerting upward pressure onto the
presenting part to relieve umbilical cord compression and
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