ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN STUDY GUIDE. OVER 100 QUESTIONS WITH EXPLAINED ANSWERS. 100 % CORRECT. ALREADY GRADED A.

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Question 1. A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for a client following a cesarean birth. Which of the following assessments is the nurse’s priority? Question 2. A nurse is caring for a cli... ent 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? Question 3. A nurse is demonstrating to a client how to bathe her newborn. In which order should the nurse perform the following actions? Question 4. A nurse is caring for a client and her partner who have experienced a fetal death. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Question 5. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and has a positive contraction stress test. The nurse should plan to prepare the client for which of the following diagnostic tests? Question 6. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is postpartum and has preeclampsia. Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report to the provider? Question 7. A nurse is assessing a newborn who was born at 26 weeks of gestation using the New Ballard Score. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Question 8. A nurse is assessing a newborn following circumcision. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the newborn is experiencing pain? Question 10. A nurse is assessing the newborn of a client who took a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) during pregnancy. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as an indication of withdrawal from an SSRI? Question 11. A nurse is developing a plan of care for a newborn who is to undergo phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? Question 12. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who is postpartum and adheres to traditional Hispanic cultural beliefs. Which of the following cultural practices should the nurse include in the plan of care? Question 13. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to applying an external transducer for fetal monitoring? Question 14. A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has had no cervical change in the last 4 hours. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Question 15. A nurse on a postpartum unit is caring for a client who is experiencing hypovolemic shock. After notifying the provider, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? Question 16. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is one day postpartum. The client had a vaginal birth with a fourth-degree perineal laceration. The nurse should contact the provider regarding which of the following prescriptions? Question 17. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 26 weeks gestation and has epilepsy. The nurse enters the room and observes the client having a seizure. After turning the client’s head to one side, which of the following actions should the nurse take immediately after the seizure? Question 18. A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who reports that her menstrual period is 2 weeks late. The client appears anxious and asks the nurse if she is pregnant. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Question 19. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postpartum and was taking insulin for gestational diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Question 20. A nurse on an antepartum unit is caring for 4 clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as the priority? Question 21. 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? Question 22. A nurse is caring for a full-term newborn immediately following birth. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Question 23. A nurse is performing a physical assessment of a newborn. Which of the following clinical findings should the nurse expect? Question 24. A nurse in an Antepartal clinic is providing care for a client who is at 26 weeks gestation. Upon reviewing the client’s medical record, which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? Question 25. A nurse is performing a routine assessment on a client who is at 18 weeks gestation. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Question 26. A nurse is teaching a client who is Rh negative about Rh0(D) immune globulin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching Question 27. A nurse is caring for a client who is anemic at 32 weeks gestation and is in preterm labor. The provider prescribed betamethasone 12mg IM. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse expect? Question 28. A nurse is teaching a client who is at 8 weeks gestation about exercise. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching Question 29. A nurse is assessing a newborn 12 hours after birth. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse report to the provider? Question 30. A nurse is planning care for a client who is to undergo a nonstress test. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Question 31. A nurse is teaching a client who is at 35 weeks gestation about clinical manifestations of potential pregnancy complications to report to the provider. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include? Question 32. A nurse is planning care for a client who is in labor and is to have an amniotomy. Which of the following assessments should the nurse identify as the priority? Question 33. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about collecting a specimen for the universal newborn screening. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? Question 34. A client who is at 34 weeks gestation asks the nurse how she will know when she is in labor and should go to the hospital. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Question 35. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 35 weeks gestation and is undergoing a nonstress test that reveals a variable deceleration in the FHR. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Question 36. A staff nurse on an obstetric unit is caring for a client who is scheduled for an induced abortion. The staff nurse informs the nurse manager that she has a moral issue with the client’s decision. Which of the following actions should the nurse manager take? Question 37. A nurse in the antepartum clinic is assessing a client’s adaptation to pregnancy. The client states that she is, “happy one minute and crying the next.” The nurse should interpret the client’s statement as an indication of which of the following? Question 38. A nurse is teaching a client who is at 10 weeks gestation about nutrition during pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? Question 39. A nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus B19 (fifth disease). Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Question 40. A charge nurse on a labor and delivery unit is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to perform Leopold maneuvers. Which of the following images indicates the first step of Leopold maneuvers? ** Question 41. A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is at the end of her first trimester. The nurse should place the Doppler ultrasound stethoscope in which of the following locations to begin assessing for the fetal heart tones (FHT)? Question 42. A nurse is preparing to administer hepatitis B immune globulin to a newborn. The prescription states, “Administer 5 mcg IM once today.” Available is a 5 mL vial with 10 mcg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer (rounded to the nearest tenth)? Question 43. A nurse is assessing a client who is in labor and notes early decelerations on the fetal monitor. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a possible cause of the early decelerations? Question 44. A nurse is providing teaching about family planning to a client who has a new prescription for a diaphragm. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? Question 45. A nurse is caring for a client who is 36 weeks gestation and has a prescription for an amniocentesis. For which of the following reasons should the nurse prepare the client for an ultrasound? Question 46. A nurse is caring for a client who becomes unresponsive upon delivery of the placenta. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Question 47. A nurse is teaching a client who is pregnant about managing nausea and vomiting. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Question 48. A nurse is calculating a client’s expected date of birth using Naegele’s rule. The client tells the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started on November 27th. Which of the following dates is the clients expected date of birth? Question 49. A nurse is observing a new mother caring for her crying newborn who is bottle feeding. Which of the following actions by the mother should the nurse recognize as positive parenting behavior? Question 50. A nurse is teaching a client who is in preterm labor about terbutaline. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? [Show More]

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