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2025 ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam Questions
What is the expected reference range for hematocrit (Hct) in a
postpartum client? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ An Hct of 39% is within the
expected reference range.
What does a serum albumin level of 4.5 g/dL indicate for a client with
mild preeclampsia? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ It is within the expected
reference range and does not indicate worsening of the condition.
What is the expected reference range for white blood cells (WBC)
postpartum? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A WBC of 9,000/mm3 is within the
expected reference range.
What external indications should a nurse look for to identify spina bifida
occulta? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A dimpled area over the defect, a birthmark,
or a hairy patch above the area.
What medication should a nurse plan to administer for a client
experiencing preterm labor at 32 weeks gestation? - . . ANSWER ✓✓
Betamethasone
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What lab test will confirm a client's pregnancy? - . . ANSWER ✓✓
Urine test for presence of HCG
What is amistige
positive signvond
ochtend of pregnancy that
ze een schelp dieaanders
nursewas
should identify? - . .
dan alle
ANSWER andere: hij gloeide zachtjes
✓✓ Palpable blauw op. Toen ze hem tegen haar
fetal movement
oor hield, hoorde ze niet de zee, maar een zachte stem die
fluisterde: “Breng me naar huis.” Lotte volgde het geluid de
hele dag. Ze liep over duinen, door weilanden en langs smalle
paadjes
What fetal anomalytot zeshould
bij een verborgen grot kwam.
a nurse expect in aBinnenin stond
client with
een oud altaar met honderden schelpen. Ze legde de gloeiende
oligohydramnios?
schelp ertussen- . . enANSWER ✓✓ Renal
plotseling begon de grot agenesis
te stralen. Uit het
licht verscheen een zeemeermin die zei: “Dank je. Deze schelp
was mijn stem. Nu ben ik weer vrij.” Als dank gaf ze Lotte een
kleine parel die altijd warm bleef. Vanaf die dag vond Lotte
What findings
nooit meershould a nurseschelp
een gewone expect in a glimlach.
zonder client atZe 37wist
weeks
dat degestation
zee haarpelvic
with suspected vriend fracture
was en datdue sommige wonderen
to blunt alleen trauma? - . .
abdominal
verschijnen aan wie echt luistert. Het dorp vertelde haar
ANSWER ✓✓ nog
verhaal Uterine
jaren contractions
door.（199 woorden）
4. Svenska (Swedish – Scandinavian language)
I en liten by vid en frusen sjö bodde en gammal man som het
Erik. Han hade en gammal vedspis som alltid brann, även när
What finding
vedenshould
tog slut. aVarje
nurse expect
kväll indär
satt han a client with hydatidiform
och berättade historier mole at
12 weeksförgestation?
sin katt, Måne.- . . En
ANSWER ✓✓ han
vinternatt hörde Darkett brown
knackande på
vaginal discharge
dörren. Utanför stod en liten flicka med röda kinder och frusna
fingrar. Hon sa att hon hade gått vilse. Erik bjöd in henne, gav
henne varm choklad och lät henne sova i sin egen säng. Nästa
What is the priority
morgon finding
var flickan formen
borta, a client at 35
på bordet lågweeks
en liten of gestation with
snöflinga
av glas som aldrig smälte. Erik hängde den i fönstret. Varje
mild gestational
gång solen hypertension?
sken genom den - .skapades
. ANSWER ✓✓över
regnbågar 480hela
mL urine output
in 24 hours
rummet. Folk i byn började kalla hans hus för “regnbågshuset”.
Åren gick, och Erik blev äldre, men snöflingan lyste alltid. En
dag kom en vuxen kvinna till dörren. Det var flickan från den
vinternatte
What statement should a nurse include when teaching a client with HIV
at 12 weeks gestation? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ You should continue to take
zidovudine throughout the pregnancy.
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What should a client continue to take throughout pregnancy if they are
HIV positive? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Zidovudine.
How can HIV be transmitted from a mother to her child? - . . ANSWER
✓✓ Through breastfeeding.
What is the effect of taking prescription antiviral medication daily
during pregnancy for an HIV positive client? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ It
decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to the newborn.
What manifestation should a nurse instruct a client at 8 weeks gestation
to report? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Blurred or double vision.
What action should a nurse take if a client in the latent phase of labor is
having contractions every 2 minutes lasting 100-110 seconds? - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Decrease the dose of oxytocin by half.
Why should the nurse decrease the dose of oxytocin for a client
experiencing frequent contractions? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Because the
client is experiencing uterine tachysystole.
What action should a nurse take when caring for a client with meconium
staining of the amniotic fluid and a reassuring fetal heart rate? - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Prepare equipment needed for newborn resuscitation.
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When should endotracheal suctioning be performed in cases of
meconium staining? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Only if the newborn has poor
respiratory effort, decreased muscle tone, and bradycardia after delivery.
What prescription should a nurse clarify for a client with placenta
previa? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Perform a vaginal exam.
Why should a vaginal exam be avoided in clients with placenta previa? -
. . ANSWER ✓✓ It can cause tearing of the placenta and increased
bleeding.
What should a nurse do if a client at 37 weeks gestation has a
nonreactive nonstress test? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Use vibroacoustic
stimulation on the client's abdomen for 3 seconds.
What is the purpose of using vibroacoustic stimulation during a
nonstress test? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ To elicit fetal activity and cause
accelerations in the fetal heart rate.
What should a nurse instruct a client who is rubella non-immune and at
37 weeks gestation? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Obtain a rubella immunization
after delivery.
2025 ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam Questions
What is the expected reference range for hematocrit (Hct) in a
postpartum client? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ An Hct of 39% is within the
expected reference range.
What does a serum albumin level of 4.5 g/dL indicate for a client with
mild preeclampsia? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ It is within the expected
reference range and does not indicate worsening of the condition.
What is the expected reference range for white blood cells (WBC)
postpartum? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A WBC of 9,000/mm3 is within the
expected reference range.
What external indications should a nurse look for to identify spina bifida
occulta? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ A dimpled area over the defect, a birthmark,
or a hairy patch above the area.
What medication should a nurse plan to administer for a client
experiencing preterm labor at 32 weeks gestation? - . . ANSWER ✓✓
Betamethasone
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What lab test will confirm a client's pregnancy? - . . ANSWER ✓✓
Urine test for presence of HCG
What is amistige
positive signvond
ochtend of pregnancy that
ze een schelp dieaanders
nursewas
should identify? - . .
dan alle
ANSWER andere: hij gloeide zachtjes
✓✓ Palpable blauw op. Toen ze hem tegen haar
fetal movement
oor hield, hoorde ze niet de zee, maar een zachte stem die
fluisterde: “Breng me naar huis.” Lotte volgde het geluid de
hele dag. Ze liep over duinen, door weilanden en langs smalle
paadjes
What fetal anomalytot zeshould
bij een verborgen grot kwam.
a nurse expect in aBinnenin stond
client with
een oud altaar met honderden schelpen. Ze legde de gloeiende
oligohydramnios?
schelp ertussen- . . enANSWER ✓✓ Renal
plotseling begon de grot agenesis
te stralen. Uit het
licht verscheen een zeemeermin die zei: “Dank je. Deze schelp
was mijn stem. Nu ben ik weer vrij.” Als dank gaf ze Lotte een
kleine parel die altijd warm bleef. Vanaf die dag vond Lotte
What findings
nooit meershould a nurseschelp
een gewone expect in a glimlach.
zonder client atZe 37wist
weeks
dat degestation
zee haarpelvic
with suspected vriend fracture
was en datdue sommige wonderen
to blunt alleen trauma? - . .
abdominal
verschijnen aan wie echt luistert. Het dorp vertelde haar
ANSWER ✓✓ nog
verhaal Uterine
jaren contractions
door.（199 woorden）
4. Svenska (Swedish – Scandinavian language)
I en liten by vid en frusen sjö bodde en gammal man som het
Erik. Han hade en gammal vedspis som alltid brann, även när
What finding
vedenshould
tog slut. aVarje
nurse expect
kväll indär
satt han a client with hydatidiform
och berättade historier mole at
12 weeksförgestation?
sin katt, Måne.- . . En
ANSWER ✓✓ han
vinternatt hörde Darkett brown
knackande på
vaginal discharge
dörren. Utanför stod en liten flicka med röda kinder och frusna
fingrar. Hon sa att hon hade gått vilse. Erik bjöd in henne, gav
henne varm choklad och lät henne sova i sin egen säng. Nästa
What is the priority
morgon finding
var flickan formen
borta, a client at 35
på bordet lågweeks
en liten of gestation with
snöflinga
av glas som aldrig smälte. Erik hängde den i fönstret. Varje
mild gestational
gång solen hypertension?
sken genom den - .skapades
. ANSWER ✓✓över
regnbågar 480hela
mL urine output
in 24 hours
rummet. Folk i byn började kalla hans hus för “regnbågshuset”.
Åren gick, och Erik blev äldre, men snöflingan lyste alltid. En
dag kom en vuxen kvinna till dörren. Det var flickan från den
vinternatte
What statement should a nurse include when teaching a client with HIV
at 12 weeks gestation? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ You should continue to take
zidovudine throughout the pregnancy.
,3|Page
What should a client continue to take throughout pregnancy if they are
HIV positive? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Zidovudine.
How can HIV be transmitted from a mother to her child? - . . ANSWER
✓✓ Through breastfeeding.
What is the effect of taking prescription antiviral medication daily
during pregnancy for an HIV positive client? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ It
decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to the newborn.
What manifestation should a nurse instruct a client at 8 weeks gestation
to report? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Blurred or double vision.
What action should a nurse take if a client in the latent phase of labor is
having contractions every 2 minutes lasting 100-110 seconds? - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Decrease the dose of oxytocin by half.
Why should the nurse decrease the dose of oxytocin for a client
experiencing frequent contractions? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Because the
client is experiencing uterine tachysystole.
What action should a nurse take when caring for a client with meconium
staining of the amniotic fluid and a reassuring fetal heart rate? - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Prepare equipment needed for newborn resuscitation.
, 4|Page
When should endotracheal suctioning be performed in cases of
meconium staining? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Only if the newborn has poor
respiratory effort, decreased muscle tone, and bradycardia after delivery.
What prescription should a nurse clarify for a client with placenta
previa? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Perform a vaginal exam.
Why should a vaginal exam be avoided in clients with placenta previa? -
. . ANSWER ✓✓ It can cause tearing of the placenta and increased
bleeding.
What should a nurse do if a client at 37 weeks gestation has a
nonreactive nonstress test? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Use vibroacoustic
stimulation on the client's abdomen for 3 seconds.
What is the purpose of using vibroacoustic stimulation during a
nonstress test? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ To elicit fetal activity and cause
accelerations in the fetal heart rate.
What should a nurse instruct a client who is rubella non-immune and at
37 weeks gestation? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Obtain a rubella immunization
after delivery.
