ATI VATI Maternity Newborn Assessment Exam Questions and Answers

ATI VATI Maternity Newborn Assessment Exam Questions and Answers A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is pregnant and receiving magnesium sulfate via a continuous IV infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? -Answer-Urine output 22 mL/hr A nurse is assisting with the administration of methylergonovine for a client who is experiencing a postpartum hemorrhage. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of this medication? -Answer-hypertension A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is experiencing preterm labor and has a new prescription for nifedipine. Which of the following statements should the nurse include? -Answer-This medication might cause your face to be flushed A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who requests hydrotherapy for pain management during labor. Which of the following statements should the nurse include? -Answer-You must be at least at 37 weeks of gestation before you can use hydrotherapy. A nurse is assisting with monitoring a client after an amniocentesis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? -Answer-FHR 120/min A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 38 gestation. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? -Answer-Glycosuria A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has mastitis of the left breast. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -Answer-Pump the affected breast frequently A nurse is caring for a client who ins in preterm labor and is receiving betamethasone. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -Answer-Inject the medication into the client's vastus lateralis muscle A nurse is planning to perform a blood collection via heel stick on a newborn. After performing hand hygiene and donning gloves, which of the following actions should nurse plan to take next? -Answer-Wrap the newborn's heel with a cloth moistened with warm water A nurse is reinforcing family planning options with a client who is requesting information about contraceptives. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? -Answer-I can use water-soluble lubricant when my partner wears a latex condom Greatest risk factor for respiratory distress syndrome is -Answer-prematurity folic acid is important before and during pregnancy -Answer-prevents birth defects A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and has a prescription for nifedipine. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse expect from this medication? -Answer-cessation of uterine contractions A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 20 weeks gestation and has gestational diabetes mellitus. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? -Answer-consume at least 2,000 cal/day The height of the fundus in centimeters at 20 weeks of gestation is approximately the same as the number of weeks of gestation plus or minus 2 cm. Therefore, a fundal height of 25 cm is greater than the expected finding for 20 weeks of gestation. -Answer- A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a new parent about the prevention of newborn abduction. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? -Answer-I will ask the nurse to take my baby back to the nursery if I need to leave my room