RN Maternal Newborn 2019 ATI Exam (Complete 70 Questions with Correct Answers

RN Maternal Newborn 2019 ATI Exam (Complete 70 Questions with Correct Answers

A nurse is assessing a newborn following a forceps assisted birth. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse identify as a complication of the birth method?

{{Correct Ans:- Facial Palsy - Most babies delivered by forceps suffer no long-term problems, but in rare cases an injury is sustained to the facial nerve, due to the pressure of the forceps blade on the baby's head.

A nurse is providing teaching about terbutaline to a client who is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following statement by client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

{{Correct Ans:- " The medication could cause me to experience heart palpitation" - This is a serious side effect of terbutaline and must be notifies to the physician immediately

A nurse is caring for a client who has hyperemesis gravidarum. Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse anticipate?

{{Correct Ans:- Urine Ketones - Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of this 'morning sickness', experience by less than 1% of pregnant women. It can cause dehydration and starvation and the production of compounds called ketones that can be found in the blood and urine

A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and requests nonpharmacological pain management. Which of the following nursing actions promotes client comfort?

{{Correct Ans:- Assisting the client into squatting position

A nurse caring for a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation and has trichomoniasis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

{{Correct Ans:- Malodorous Discharge

A nurse is caring for a client who is 14 weeks of gestation. At which the following locations should the nurse place the Doppler device when assessing the fetal heart rate?

{{Correct Ans:- Midline 2 to 3 cm (0.8 to 1.2 in) above the symphysis pubis - at 14 weeks AOG this is where to place the doppler probe to note FHT

A nurse is assessing a client who is at 27 weeks of gestation and has preeclampsia. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

{{Correct Ans:- Platelet Count 60.000/ mm3 - platelet count of less than 100,000 correlates with how severe the condition is

A nurse is teaching about clomiphene citrate to a client who is experiencing infertility. Which of the following adverse effect should the nurse include?

{{Correct Ans:- Tinnitus - this is a documented adverse effect of this medication

A nurse is assessing a newborn upon admission to the nursery. Which of the following should the nurse expect?

{{Correct Ans:- Chest circumference 2 cm (0.8 in) smaller than the head circumference - head circumference is always 2cm more than the chest in normal term babies

A nurse is planning care for a newborn who has neonatal abstinence syndrome. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care

{{Correct Ans:- Swaddle the newborn in a flexed position