ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PRACTICE B EXAM
60 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED 100%
1. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
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about potential adverse effects of the medication. For which of the following findings
should the nurse instruct the client to notify the provider?
A. Shortness of breath
B. Breakthrough bleeding
C. Vomiting
D. Breast tenderness
2. A nurse is caring for a client following an amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation. Which
of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a potential
complication?
A. Increased fetal movement
B. Leakage of fluid from the vagina
C. Upper abdominal discomfort
D. Urinary frequency
3. A nurse is calculating a client's expected date of birth using Nagele's rule. The client tells
the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started on November 27th. Which of the following
dates is the client's expected date of birth?
- September 3rd
4. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation and has a positive
contraction stress test. For which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse
prepare the client?
A. Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
B. Amnioinfusion
C. Biophysical profile (BPP)
D. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
5. A nurse is teaching a new parent about newborn safety. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You can share your room with your baby for the next few weeks."
B. "Cover your baby with a light blanket while sleeping."
C. "Check the temperature of your baby's bath water with your hand."
D. "Your baby can nap in the car seat during the daytime."
6. A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and whose fetus is in the right occiput
posterior position. The client is dilated to 8 cm and reports back pain. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Apply sacral counterpressure.
B. Perform transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).
C. Initiate slow-paced breathing.
D. Assist with biofeedback.
7. A nurse is caring for a newborn who is undergoing phototherapy to treat
hyperbilirubinemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Cover the newborn's eyes while under the phototherapy light.
B. Keep the newborn in a shirt while under the phototherapy light.
C. Apply a light moisturizing lotion to the newborn's skin.
D. Turn and reposition the newborn every 4 hr while undergoing phototherapy
8. A nurse is performing a vaginal 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 next?
A. Place a rolled towel beneath one of the client's hips.
B. Apply internal upward pressure to the presenting part using two gloved
fingers
C. Administer oxygen to the client via a nonrebreather mask at 10 L/min
D. Increase the IV infusion rate.
9. A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin to a client who is postpartum. Which of the
following findings is an indication for the administration of the medication? (SATA)
A. Flaccid uterus
B. Cervical laceration
C. Excess vaginal bleeding
D. Increased afterbirth cramping
E. Increased maternal temperature [Show Less]