ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED EXAM
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✪ 40 Questions and Answers
✪ Multiple-choice and True/False Format
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1. A charge nurse is teaching about fetal monitoring during labor. Which finding should be
reported to the provider?
A. Early decelerations
B. Variable decelerations
C. Absent early decelerations
D. Moderate variability
Answer: C
EXPLANATION: Absence of expected early decelerations may indicate abnormal labor
progression or fetal compromise.
2. Dinoprostone is being administered for labor induction. What action should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in semi-Fowler’s for 1 hr
B. Ambulate immediately
C. Administer oxytocin simultaneously
D. Elevate the legs
Answer: A
EXPLANATION: Positioning in semi-Fowler's helps maintain medication placement and
absorption.
3. Teaching about breastfeeding after returning to work should include:
A. Use formula for missed feeds
B. Breast milk lasts 5 days in fridge
C. Breast milk lasts 3 months in freezer
D. Breast milk can be stored in a deep freezer for 12 months
Answer: D
EXPLANATION: Deep freezing extends breast milk shelf-life safely.
, 4. What action should be taken for a 2-day-old newborn born at 35 weeks gestation?
A. Bottle feed every hour
B. Skin-to-skin contact only
C. Feed via nasogastric tube
D. Insert orogastric decompression tube with low suction
Answer: D
EXPLANATION: Decompression prevents distension in premature neonates unable to regulate
digestion.
5. A client taking terbutaline should understand which of the following?
A. Causes drowsiness
B. Stops bleeding
C. May cause rash
D. May cause heart palpitations
Answer: D
EXPLANATION: Terbutaline stimulates beta receptors and can lead to
tachycardia/palpitations.
6. What is an appropriate nursing action for a newborn whose mother has type 2 diabetes?
A. Begin phototherapy
B. Reassess glucose prior to next feed
C. Give insulin
D. Delay feed for 4 hrs
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: Monitoring blood glucose ensures stability and prevents hypoglycemia.
7. Teaching about false labor should include:
A. Regular pain in back
B. Cervical dilation
C. Intensity increases
D. Contractions become temporarily regular
Answer: D
EXPLANATION: False labor features irregular, temporary contractions without cervical
changes.
8. What statement by a 37-week gestation client requires immediate intervention?
A. "I feel pressure in my pelvis"
B. "My back hurts"
Actual Questions and Answers
Expert-Verified Explanation
This Exam contains:
✪ 40 Questions and Answers
✪ Multiple-choice and True/False Format
✪ Expert-Verified Explanations
✪ Verified with Trusted Textbooks
1. A charge nurse is teaching about fetal monitoring during labor. Which finding should be
reported to the provider?
A. Early decelerations
B. Variable decelerations
C. Absent early decelerations
D. Moderate variability
Answer: C
EXPLANATION: Absence of expected early decelerations may indicate abnormal labor
progression or fetal compromise.
2. Dinoprostone is being administered for labor induction. What action should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in semi-Fowler’s for 1 hr
B. Ambulate immediately
C. Administer oxytocin simultaneously
D. Elevate the legs
Answer: A
EXPLANATION: Positioning in semi-Fowler's helps maintain medication placement and
absorption.
3. Teaching about breastfeeding after returning to work should include:
A. Use formula for missed feeds
B. Breast milk lasts 5 days in fridge
C. Breast milk lasts 3 months in freezer
D. Breast milk can be stored in a deep freezer for 12 months
Answer: D
EXPLANATION: Deep freezing extends breast milk shelf-life safely.
, 4. What action should be taken for a 2-day-old newborn born at 35 weeks gestation?
A. Bottle feed every hour
B. Skin-to-skin contact only
C. Feed via nasogastric tube
D. Insert orogastric decompression tube with low suction
Answer: D
EXPLANATION: Decompression prevents distension in premature neonates unable to regulate
digestion.
5. A client taking terbutaline should understand which of the following?
A. Causes drowsiness
B. Stops bleeding
C. May cause rash
D. May cause heart palpitations
Answer: D
EXPLANATION: Terbutaline stimulates beta receptors and can lead to
tachycardia/palpitations.
6. What is an appropriate nursing action for a newborn whose mother has type 2 diabetes?
A. Begin phototherapy
B. Reassess glucose prior to next feed
C. Give insulin
D. Delay feed for 4 hrs
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: Monitoring blood glucose ensures stability and prevents hypoglycemia.
7. Teaching about false labor should include:
A. Regular pain in back
B. Cervical dilation
C. Intensity increases
D. Contractions become temporarily regular
Answer: D
EXPLANATION: False labor features irregular, temporary contractions without cervical
changes.
8. What statement by a 37-week gestation client requires immediate intervention?
A. "I feel pressure in my pelvis"
B. "My back hurts"
