ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN 2026
PROCTORED EXAM LATEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral medication
every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
,A nurse is assessing a client who is 14 hr postpartum and has a 3rd degree
perineal laceration. The client's temp is 37.8 C (100F), her fundus is firm
and slightly deviated to the right. The client reports a gush of blood when
she ambulates and no bm since delivery. What action should the nurse
take?
a. notify the provider about the elevated temp
b. massage the client's fundus
c. administer bisacodyl supp
d. assist the client to empty her bladder
d. assist the client to empty her bladder
When the client's fundus is deviated to the right or left it can indicate that her
bladder is full. The nurse should assist the client to empty her bladder to prevent
uterine atony and excessive lochia.
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine oral solution 0.04 mg/kg to a
newborn who weighs 2.5kg. The amount available is 0.4 mg/ml. how many
ml should the nurse administer?
0.25
A nurse is assessing a 12 hr old newborn and notes a resp rate of 44 with
shallow respirations and periods of apnea lasting up to 10 seconds. What
action should the nurse take?
a. continue routine monitoring
b. place newborn prone
c. request a script for supplemental o2
d. perform chest percussion
,a. continue routine monitoring
The nurse should continue routine monitoring because the newborn's
assessments findings indicate he is adapting to extrauterine life.
placing in sidelying or supine
A nurse is caring for a client who reports intestinal gas pain following a c-
section. What action should the nurse take?
a. encourage client to drink carbonated beverages
b. instruct the client to splint the incision with a pillow
c. have the client drink fluids through a straw
d. assist the client to ambulate in the hallway
d. assist the client to ambulate in the hallway
Walking can help stimulate peristalsis, which will promote expulsion of gas.
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is premature at 30 wks gestation.
What finding should the nurse expect?
a. heel creases covering the bottom of the feet
b. good flexion
c. abundant lanugo
d. dry, parchment-like skin
c. abundant lanugo
Newborns who are premature have abundant lanugo, fine hair, especially over
their back. A full-term newborn typically has minimal lanugo present only on
the shoulders, pinnas, and forehead.
, A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about
manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What info
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
b. blurred or double vision
c. increase in white vaginal discharge
d. leg cramps when sleeping
b. blurred or double vision
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor and is
receiving oxytocin via continuous IV infusion. The nurse notes that the
client is having contractions every 2 min which last 100-110 seconds that
the fetal heart rate is reassuring. What action should the nurse take?
a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
b. administer oxygen via nonrebreather mask
c. decrease the infusion rate of the maintenance IV fluid
d. administer terbutaline 0.25mg subq
a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
The nurse should decrease the dose of oxytocin by half because the client is
experiencing uterine tachysystole.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has meconium
staining of the amniotic fluid. The nurse notes a reassuring FHR tracing
from the external fetal monitor. What action should the nurse take?
a. prepare the client for emergency c-section
b. perform endotrach suctioning as soon as the fetal head is delivered
c. prepare equipment needed for newborn resuscitation
d. prepare the client for an ultrasound exam
PROCTORED EXAM LATEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral medication
every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
,A nurse is assessing a client who is 14 hr postpartum and has a 3rd degree
perineal laceration. The client's temp is 37.8 C (100F), her fundus is firm
and slightly deviated to the right. The client reports a gush of blood when
she ambulates and no bm since delivery. What action should the nurse
take?
a. notify the provider about the elevated temp
b. massage the client's fundus
c. administer bisacodyl supp
d. assist the client to empty her bladder
d. assist the client to empty her bladder
When the client's fundus is deviated to the right or left it can indicate that her
bladder is full. The nurse should assist the client to empty her bladder to prevent
uterine atony and excessive lochia.
A nurse is preparing to administer morphine oral solution 0.04 mg/kg to a
newborn who weighs 2.5kg. The amount available is 0.4 mg/ml. how many
ml should the nurse administer?
0.25
A nurse is assessing a 12 hr old newborn and notes a resp rate of 44 with
shallow respirations and periods of apnea lasting up to 10 seconds. What
action should the nurse take?
a. continue routine monitoring
b. place newborn prone
c. request a script for supplemental o2
d. perform chest percussion
,a. continue routine monitoring
The nurse should continue routine monitoring because the newborn's
assessments findings indicate he is adapting to extrauterine life.
placing in sidelying or supine
A nurse is caring for a client who reports intestinal gas pain following a c-
section. What action should the nurse take?
a. encourage client to drink carbonated beverages
b. instruct the client to splint the incision with a pillow
c. have the client drink fluids through a straw
d. assist the client to ambulate in the hallway
d. assist the client to ambulate in the hallway
Walking can help stimulate peristalsis, which will promote expulsion of gas.
A nurse is caring for a newborn who is premature at 30 wks gestation.
What finding should the nurse expect?
a. heel creases covering the bottom of the feet
b. good flexion
c. abundant lanugo
d. dry, parchment-like skin
c. abundant lanugo
Newborns who are premature have abundant lanugo, fine hair, especially over
their back. A full-term newborn typically has minimal lanugo present only on
the shoulders, pinnas, and forehead.
, A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about
manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What info
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
b. blurred or double vision
c. increase in white vaginal discharge
d. leg cramps when sleeping
b. blurred or double vision
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor and is
receiving oxytocin via continuous IV infusion. The nurse notes that the
client is having contractions every 2 min which last 100-110 seconds that
the fetal heart rate is reassuring. What action should the nurse take?
a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
b. administer oxygen via nonrebreather mask
c. decrease the infusion rate of the maintenance IV fluid
d. administer terbutaline 0.25mg subq
a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
The nurse should decrease the dose of oxytocin by half because the client is
experiencing uterine tachysystole.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has meconium
staining of the amniotic fluid. The nurse notes a reassuring FHR tracing
from the external fetal monitor. What action should the nurse take?
a. prepare the client for emergency c-section
b. perform endotrach suctioning as soon as the fetal head is delivered
c. prepare equipment needed for newborn resuscitation
d. prepare the client for an ultrasound exam
