ATI OB QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus B19. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Schedule an ultrasound examination.(The nurse should
schedule serial ultrasound examinations to monitor the fetus during the pregnancy to detect
the possible development of fetal hydrops)
A nurse is teaching a client about Rh(D) immune globulin. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER-I will need this medication if I
have an amniocentesis (RhD immune globulin is given following an amniocentesis because of
the potential of fetal RBC's entering the maternal circulation)
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take prior to applying an external transducer for fetal monitoring? - ANSWER-
Perform Leopold maneuvers (The nurse should perform Leopold maneuvers to assess the
position of the fetus to best determine the optimal placement for the external fetal monitoring
transducer)
A nurse is performing a routine assessment on a client who is at 18 weeks of gestation. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-FHR 152/min. (The expected range
for the FHR is 110/min to 160/min. The FHR is higher earlier in gestation with an average of
approximately 160/min at 20 weeks of gestation. Therefore this is an expected finding by the
nurse)
A nurse is performing a physical assessment of a newborn. Which of the following clinical
findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-HR 154/min
Resp. rate 58/min.
A weight of 2.6 kg
A nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus B19. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Schedule an ultrasound examination.(The nurse should
schedule serial ultrasound examinations to monitor the fetus during the pregnancy to detect
the possible development of fetal hydrops)
A nurse is teaching a client about Rh(D) immune globulin. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER-I will need this medication if I
have an amniocentesis (RhD immune globulin is given following an amniocentesis because of
the potential of fetal RBC's entering the maternal circulation)
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take prior to applying an external transducer for fetal monitoring? - ANSWER-
Perform Leopold maneuvers (The nurse should perform Leopold maneuvers to assess the
position of the fetus to best determine the optimal placement for the external fetal monitoring
transducer)
A nurse is performing a routine assessment on a client who is at 18 weeks of gestation. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-FHR 152/min. (The expected range
for the FHR is 110/min to 160/min. The FHR is higher earlier in gestation with an average of
approximately 160/min at 20 weeks of gestation. Therefore this is an expected finding by the
nurse)
A nurse is performing a physical assessment of a newborn. Which of the following clinical
findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-HR 154/min
Resp. rate 58/min.
A weight of 2.6 kg
