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ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN
2023/2026 PROCTORED EXAM
COMPLETE 70 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is
experiencing preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to
administer?
a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa
d. methylergonovine - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........b.
betamethasone
A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she
may be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm
her pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab
test will be used to confirm her pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
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d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone - ............
SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a. urine test for presence of HCG
A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant.
What finding should the nurse identify as a positive sign of
pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a.
palpable fetal movement
A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What
fetal anomalies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a. renal
agenesis
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a
suspected pelvic fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings
should the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
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c. seizures
d. bradypnea - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a. uterine
contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine
contractions due to abdominal trauma.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has
hydatidiform mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output - ............
SOLUTION✔✔✔..........b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign
proliferative growth of the chorionic villi, which gives rise to
multiple cysts. The products of conception transform into a large
number of edematous, fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off the
uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark brown and can
contain grapelike clusters.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and
has mild gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify
as the priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
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b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92 - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a. 480 mL urine
output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the
nurse should determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of
urine output in 24 hr because the minimum acceptable urine
output in an adult client is 30 mL/hr. This can indicate
progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe features,
which requires immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the
priority finding.
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has
HIV. What statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the
pregnancy - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........d. you should
continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN
2023/2026 PROCTORED EXAM
COMPLETE 70 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is
experiencing preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to
administer?
a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa
d. methylergonovine - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........b.
betamethasone
A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she
may be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm
her pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab
test will be used to confirm her pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
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d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone - ............
SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a. urine test for presence of HCG
A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant.
What finding should the nurse identify as a positive sign of
pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a.
palpable fetal movement
A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What
fetal anomalies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a. renal
agenesis
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a
suspected pelvic fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings
should the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
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c. seizures
d. bradypnea - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a. uterine
contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine
contractions due to abdominal trauma.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has
hydatidiform mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output - ............
SOLUTION✔✔✔..........b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign
proliferative growth of the chorionic villi, which gives rise to
multiple cysts. The products of conception transform into a large
number of edematous, fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off the
uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark brown and can
contain grapelike clusters.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and
has mild gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify
as the priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
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b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92 - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........a. 480 mL urine
output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the
nurse should determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of
urine output in 24 hr because the minimum acceptable urine
output in an adult client is 30 mL/hr. This can indicate
progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe features,
which requires immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the
priority finding.
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has
HIV. What statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the
pregnancy - ............ SOLUTION✔✔✔..........d. you should
continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
