ATI RN Maternal Newborn Practice Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers |2024- 2025
1. A nərs is caring for a newborn immediately following birth. After assuring a patent airway, what is the priority nursing
action?
A) Administer vitamin K
B) Dry the skin
C) Administer eye prophylaxis
D) Place the identification
2. A nərs is caring for a client who just delivered a newborn. Following the delivery, which action should be done first to care
for the newborn?
A) Clear the respirator tract
B) Dry the infant off and cover the head
C) Stimulate the infant to cry
D) Cut the umbilical cord
3. A nərs is caring for a preterm newborn who is in an incubator to maintain a neutral thermal environment. The father of the
newborn asks the nərs Why this is necessary. Which of the following responses should the nərs make?
A) “Preterm newborns have a smaller body surface area than normal newborns.”
B) “The added brown fat layer in a preterm newborn reduces his ability t generate heat.”
C) “Preterm newborn lack adequate temperature control mechanisms.”
D) “The heat in the incubator rapidly dries sweat of preterm newborns.”
4. A nərs is assessing a newborn 1 hour after birth. Which of the following respiratory rates is within the expected reference
range for a newborn?
A) 22 minutes
B) 48 minutes
C) 100 minutes
D) 110 minutes
5. A nərs is completing the admission assessment of a newborn. Which of the following anatomical landmarks should the
nərs use when measuring the newborn's chest circumference?
A) Sternal notch
B) nipple line
C) Xiphoid process
D) fifth intercostal space
6. A nərs is caring for a client who is 5-hour P/P following a vaginal birth of a newborn weighing 9 lb. 6 oz (4252g). There RN
should recognize that this client is at risk for which of the following complications?
A) Puerperal infection
B) Retained placental fragments
C) Thrombophlebitis
D) Uterine atony
7. A nərs is caring for a new mother who is concerned that her newborn’s eyes cross. Which of the following statements is a
therapeutic response by the nərs?
A) “I will call your primary care provider to report your concern.”
B) “I will take your baby to the nərsry for further examination.”
C) “This occurs because newborns lack muscle control to regular eye movement.”
D) “This is a concern, but strabismus is easily treated with patching.”
1. A nərs is caring for a newborn immediately following birth. After assuring a patent airway, what is the priority nursing
action?
A) Administer vitamin K
B) Dry the skin
C) Administer eye prophylaxis
D) Place the identification
2. A nərs is caring for a client who just delivered a newborn. Following the delivery, which action should be done first to care
for the newborn?
A) Clear the respirator tract
B) Dry the infant off and cover the head
C) Stimulate the infant to cry
D) Cut the umbilical cord
3. A nərs is caring for a preterm newborn who is in an incubator to maintain a neutral thermal environment. The father of the
newborn asks the nərs Why this is necessary. Which of the following responses should the nərs make?
A) “Preterm newborns have a smaller body surface area than normal newborns.”
B) “The added brown fat layer in a preterm newborn reduces his ability t generate heat.”
C) “Preterm newborn lack adequate temperature control mechanisms.”
D) “The heat in the incubator rapidly dries sweat of preterm newborns.”
4. A nərs is assessing a newborn 1 hour after birth. Which of the following respiratory rates is within the expected reference
range for a newborn?
A) 22 minutes
B) 48 minutes
C) 100 minutes
D) 110 minutes
5. A nərs is completing the admission assessment of a newborn. Which of the following anatomical landmarks should the
nərs use when measuring the newborn's chest circumference?
A) Sternal notch
B) nipple line
C) Xiphoid process
D) fifth intercostal space
6. A nərs is caring for a client who is 5-hour P/P following a vaginal birth of a newborn weighing 9 lb. 6 oz (4252g). There RN
should recognize that this client is at risk for which of the following complications?
A) Puerperal infection
B) Retained placental fragments
C) Thrombophlebitis
D) Uterine atony
7. A nərs is caring for a new mother who is concerned that her newborn’s eyes cross. Which of the following statements is a
therapeutic response by the nərs?
A) “I will call your primary care provider to report your concern.”
B) “I will take your baby to the nərsry for further examination.”
C) “This occurs because newborns lack muscle control to regular eye movement.”
D) “This is a concern, but strabismus is easily treated with patching.”
