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ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam, Practice
Exam, and Study Guide 2025 – Real ATI Questions,
Maternity Review, and NCLEX Preparation
Prepare for the ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam 2025 with this complete study guide and
practice exam. Includes real ATI-style maternity and newborn questions, postpartum and labor care
review, and expert test-taking strategies to help nursing students boost scores and pass with
confidence.
• ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam 2025
• ATI Maternal Newborn practice exam with answers
• ATI Maternal Newborn study guide PDF
• ATI Maternal Newborn proctored exam review
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving prenatal care and is at her 24-week appointment. Which
of the following laboratory tests should the nurse plans to conduct?
A. Group B strep culture
B. 1-hr glucose tolerance test
C. Rubella titer
D. Blood type and Rh - ANSWER-1-hr glucose tolerance test
A nurse is caring for a client who has bacterial vaginosis. Which of the following medication should the
nurse expect to administer?
A. Metronidale
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B. Fluconazole
C. Acyclovir - ANSWER-Metronidale
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing sore nipples from breastfeeding. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place a snug dressing on the client's nipple when not breastfeeding.
B. Ensure the newborn's mouth is wide open before latching to the breast.
C. Encourage the client to limit the newborn's feeding to 10 min on each breast.
D. Instruct the client to begin the feeding with the nipple that is most tender. - ANSWER-Ensure the
newborn's mouth is wide open before latching to the breast.
A nurse is assessing a preterm newborn who is at 32 weeks of gestation. Which of the following
finding should the nurse expect?
A. Minimal arm recoil
B. Popliteal angle of less than 90
C. Creases over the entire sole
D. Sparse lanugo - ANSWER-Minimal arm recoil
A nurse is monitoring a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium sulfate by continuous IV
infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse reports to the provider?
A. Blood pressure 148/94mm Hg
B. Respiratory rate 14mm
C. Urinary output 20 mL/hr
D. 2+deep tendon reflexes - ANSWER-Urinary output 20 mL/hr
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the transition phase of labor and reports a pain level of 7 on a scale
of 0 to 10. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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A. Instruct the client to use effleurage
B. Apply counter pressure to the client sacral.
C. Assist the client with patterned-paced breathing.
D. Teach the client the technique of biofeedback. - ANSWER-Assist the client with patterned-paced
breathing.
A nurse is caring for newborn immediately following birth and notes a large amount of mucus in the
newborn's mouth and nose. Identify the sequence the nurse should follow when performing suction
with a bulb syringe. (Move the streps into the box on the placing them in the selected order of
performance. Use all the streps.) - ANSWER-Compress the bulb syringe
Place the bulb syringe in the newborn's mouth.
Use the bulb syringe to suction the newborn's nose.
Assess the newborn for reflex bradycardia
A community health nurse is providing education on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) to a group of
clients who are pregnant when discussing risk factors, which of the following ethnicities should the nurse
identify as having the lowest incidence of GDM?
A. Asian
B. Non-Hispanic White American
C. Hispanic
D. African American - ANSWER-Non-Hispanic White American
A nurse is providing teaching about expected changes during pregnancy to a client who is at 24 weeks of
gestation. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. "Your stomach will empty rapidly"
B. "You should expect your uterus to double in size"
C. "You should anticipate nasal stuffiness."
D. "Your nipples will become lighter in color". - ANSWER-"You should expect your uterus to double in
size"
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A nurse is teaching a prenatal class regarding false labor. Which of the following information should the
nurse include?
A. "your contraction will become more intense when walking"
B. "you will have dilation and effacement of the cervix"
C. You will have bloody show"
D. "Your contraction will become temporally regular" - ANSWER-"Your contraction will become
temporally regular"
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an epidural block with an opioid analgesic. The nurse should
monitor for which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. Hypnosis
B. Polyuria
C. Bilateral crackles
D. Hyperglycemia - ANSWER-Hypnosis
A nurse on a labor and delivery unit is providing teaching to a client who plans to use hypnosis to control
labor pain. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. Focusing on controlling body functions
B. "Synchronized breathing will be required during hypnosis"
C. "Hypnosis can be beneficial in you practiced it during the prenatal period"
D. "Hypnosis does not work for controlling pain associated with labor". - ANSWER-"Hypnosis can be
beneficial in you practiced it during the prenatal period"
A nurse is caring for client who is in active labor. Following epidural placement the nurse a maternal
blood pressure of 98/58 mmHg and minimal FHR variability on the fetal monitor. Which of the following
images indicates the action the nurse should take? - ANSWER-These are the signs of complication of
epidural anesthesia as Hypotension, patient need to
be connected with Oxygen immediately, rush IV fluids, check for bleeding status and the
ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam, Practice
Exam, and Study Guide 2025 – Real ATI Questions,
Maternity Review, and NCLEX Preparation
Prepare for the ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam 2025 with this complete study guide and
practice exam. Includes real ATI-style maternity and newborn questions, postpartum and labor care
review, and expert test-taking strategies to help nursing students boost scores and pass with
confidence.
• ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam 2025
• ATI Maternal Newborn practice exam with answers
• ATI Maternal Newborn study guide PDF
• ATI Maternal Newborn proctored exam review
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving prenatal care and is at her 24-week appointment. Which
of the following laboratory tests should the nurse plans to conduct?
A. Group B strep culture
B. 1-hr glucose tolerance test
C. Rubella titer
D. Blood type and Rh - ANSWER-1-hr glucose tolerance test
A nurse is caring for a client who has bacterial vaginosis. Which of the following medication should the
nurse expect to administer?
A. Metronidale
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B. Fluconazole
C. Acyclovir - ANSWER-Metronidale
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing sore nipples from breastfeeding. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place a snug dressing on the client's nipple when not breastfeeding.
B. Ensure the newborn's mouth is wide open before latching to the breast.
C. Encourage the client to limit the newborn's feeding to 10 min on each breast.
D. Instruct the client to begin the feeding with the nipple that is most tender. - ANSWER-Ensure the
newborn's mouth is wide open before latching to the breast.
A nurse is assessing a preterm newborn who is at 32 weeks of gestation. Which of the following
finding should the nurse expect?
A. Minimal arm recoil
B. Popliteal angle of less than 90
C. Creases over the entire sole
D. Sparse lanugo - ANSWER-Minimal arm recoil
A nurse is monitoring a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium sulfate by continuous IV
infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse reports to the provider?
A. Blood pressure 148/94mm Hg
B. Respiratory rate 14mm
C. Urinary output 20 mL/hr
D. 2+deep tendon reflexes - ANSWER-Urinary output 20 mL/hr
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the transition phase of labor and reports a pain level of 7 on a scale
of 0 to 10. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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A. Instruct the client to use effleurage
B. Apply counter pressure to the client sacral.
C. Assist the client with patterned-paced breathing.
D. Teach the client the technique of biofeedback. - ANSWER-Assist the client with patterned-paced
breathing.
A nurse is caring for newborn immediately following birth and notes a large amount of mucus in the
newborn's mouth and nose. Identify the sequence the nurse should follow when performing suction
with a bulb syringe. (Move the streps into the box on the placing them in the selected order of
performance. Use all the streps.) - ANSWER-Compress the bulb syringe
Place the bulb syringe in the newborn's mouth.
Use the bulb syringe to suction the newborn's nose.
Assess the newborn for reflex bradycardia
A community health nurse is providing education on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) to a group of
clients who are pregnant when discussing risk factors, which of the following ethnicities should the nurse
identify as having the lowest incidence of GDM?
A. Asian
B. Non-Hispanic White American
C. Hispanic
D. African American - ANSWER-Non-Hispanic White American
A nurse is providing teaching about expected changes during pregnancy to a client who is at 24 weeks of
gestation. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. "Your stomach will empty rapidly"
B. "You should expect your uterus to double in size"
C. "You should anticipate nasal stuffiness."
D. "Your nipples will become lighter in color". - ANSWER-"You should expect your uterus to double in
size"
, 4|Page
A nurse is teaching a prenatal class regarding false labor. Which of the following information should the
nurse include?
A. "your contraction will become more intense when walking"
B. "you will have dilation and effacement of the cervix"
C. You will have bloody show"
D. "Your contraction will become temporally regular" - ANSWER-"Your contraction will become
temporally regular"
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an epidural block with an opioid analgesic. The nurse should
monitor for which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the medication?
A. Hypnosis
B. Polyuria
C. Bilateral crackles
D. Hyperglycemia - ANSWER-Hypnosis
A nurse on a labor and delivery unit is providing teaching to a client who plans to use hypnosis to control
labor pain. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. Focusing on controlling body functions
B. "Synchronized breathing will be required during hypnosis"
C. "Hypnosis can be beneficial in you practiced it during the prenatal period"
D. "Hypnosis does not work for controlling pain associated with labor". - ANSWER-"Hypnosis can be
beneficial in you practiced it during the prenatal period"
A nurse is caring for client who is in active labor. Following epidural placement the nurse a maternal
blood pressure of 98/58 mmHg and minimal FHR variability on the fetal monitor. Which of the following
images indicates the action the nurse should take? - ANSWER-These are the signs of complication of
epidural anesthesia as Hypotension, patient need to
be connected with Oxygen immediately, rush IV fluids, check for bleeding status and the
