VATI RN Maternal Newborn Assessment
TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED) 2025 LATEST!!
A charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about substance use disorders
during pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse
indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER✔✔-Encourage client who are
prescribed methadone to breastfeed.
A nurse is caring for a client who received terbutaline subcutaneously. Which of the
following findings is an indication the medication was effective? - ANSWER✔✔-
Decreased frequency of contractions.
A charge nurse is discussing care of clients who are in labor with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse include in the teaching
regarding situations requiring an amniotomy? - ANSWER✔✔-Placing a fetal scalp
electrode.
,A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has preeclampsia prior to
administering labetalol. For which of the following findings should the nurse withhold
the medication? - ANSWER✔✔-Heart rate 54/min
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation and observes the client
choking while eating lunch. The client is unable to speak or cough. Identify the
sequence of steps the nurse should take to clear the airway obstruction. - ANSWER✔✔-
1. Stand posterior to the client.
2. Position arms under the client's axilla and across the client's chest.
3. Place thumb-side of a clenched fist to the client's mid-sternum area.
4. Initiate chest thrust to the client using a backward motion.
-If the client becomes unconscious, the nurse should perform CPR and activate
emergency medical services.
A nurse is preparing to administer an opioid analgesic to a client who is in active labor.
Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform? (SATA) - ANSWER✔✔-
Maternal blood pressure.
Pain level.
Fetal heart rate.
, A nurse is reviewing the medical records of a client who is at 8 wks. of gestation. Which
of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for developing
preeclampsia? - ANSWER✔✔-Rheumatoid Arthritis.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a postpartum client who is receiving
warfarin for deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following laboratory tests should the
nurse monitor? - ANSWER✔✔-International normalized ratio (INR).
A nurse is monitoring a client who is in the active phase of labor and has an intrauterine
pressure catheter and fetal scalp electrode. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect? - ANSWER✔✔-Montevideo units (MVU) of 220 mm Hg.
A nurse is assessing a client who has just undergone a cesarean birth and was given
epidural morphine for postpartum pain relief 1hr ago. The nurse notes that the clients
respiratory rate is 10/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -
ANSWER✔✔-Administer oxygen by nonrebreather face mask.
A nurse is assessing a client who has placenta previa and is receiving fetal monitoring.
Which of the following clinical findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER✔✔-
Painless vaginal bleeding.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 33wks of gestation. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider? - ANSWER✔✔-Episodes of blurred
vision.
TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED) 2025 LATEST!!
A charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about substance use disorders
during pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse
indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER✔✔-Encourage client who are
prescribed methadone to breastfeed.
A nurse is caring for a client who received terbutaline subcutaneously. Which of the
following findings is an indication the medication was effective? - ANSWER✔✔-
Decreased frequency of contractions.
A charge nurse is discussing care of clients who are in labor with a newly licensed
nurse. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse include in the teaching
regarding situations requiring an amniotomy? - ANSWER✔✔-Placing a fetal scalp
electrode.
,A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has preeclampsia prior to
administering labetalol. For which of the following findings should the nurse withhold
the medication? - ANSWER✔✔-Heart rate 54/min
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation and observes the client
choking while eating lunch. The client is unable to speak or cough. Identify the
sequence of steps the nurse should take to clear the airway obstruction. - ANSWER✔✔-
1. Stand posterior to the client.
2. Position arms under the client's axilla and across the client's chest.
3. Place thumb-side of a clenched fist to the client's mid-sternum area.
4. Initiate chest thrust to the client using a backward motion.
-If the client becomes unconscious, the nurse should perform CPR and activate
emergency medical services.
A nurse is preparing to administer an opioid analgesic to a client who is in active labor.
Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform? (SATA) - ANSWER✔✔-
Maternal blood pressure.
Pain level.
Fetal heart rate.
, A nurse is reviewing the medical records of a client who is at 8 wks. of gestation. Which
of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for developing
preeclampsia? - ANSWER✔✔-Rheumatoid Arthritis.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a postpartum client who is receiving
warfarin for deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following laboratory tests should the
nurse monitor? - ANSWER✔✔-International normalized ratio (INR).
A nurse is monitoring a client who is in the active phase of labor and has an intrauterine
pressure catheter and fetal scalp electrode. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect? - ANSWER✔✔-Montevideo units (MVU) of 220 mm Hg.
A nurse is assessing a client who has just undergone a cesarean birth and was given
epidural morphine for postpartum pain relief 1hr ago. The nurse notes that the clients
respiratory rate is 10/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -
ANSWER✔✔-Administer oxygen by nonrebreather face mask.
A nurse is assessing a client who has placenta previa and is receiving fetal monitoring.
Which of the following clinical findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER✔✔-
Painless vaginal bleeding.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 33wks of gestation. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider? - ANSWER✔✔-Episodes of blurred
vision.
