ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN ASSESSMENT A
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is postpartum and has
preeclampsia. which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report to
the provider?
a. hct 39%
b. serum albumin 4.5 g/dL
c. WBC 9,000/mm3
d. platelets 50,000/mm3
d. platelets 50,000/mm3
a platelet count of 50,000/mm3 is below the expected reference range, which can
indicate disseminated intravascular coagulation. the nurse should report this result
to the provider
a. An Hct of 39% is within the expected reference range and is not indicative of a
postpartum complication.
,b. A serum albumin level of 4.5 g/dL is within the expected reference range. This
finding is consistent with mild preeclampsia and does not indicate a worsening of
the condition.
c. A WBC of 9,000/mm3 is within the expected reference range.
a nurse is assessing a newborn who was born at 26 weeks gestation using the
Ballard score. which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. minimal arm recoil
b. popliteal angle of 90
c. creases over the entire foot sole
d. raised areolas with 3-4mm buds
a. minimal arm recoil
A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for a pt. following a cesarean birth. Which
of the following assessments is the nurse's priority?
a. parent-child attachment
b. amount of lochia
,c. patency of the IV catheter
d. quality and quantity of urine
b. amount of lochia
when using the ABCs approach to client care, the nurse should place the priority in
the immediate postpartum period on assessing the amount of postpartum lochia.
the greatest risk to the client is bleeding and postpartum hemorrhage.
a nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and whose fetus is in the right occiput
posterior position. the client is dilated to 8cm and reports back pain. which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. apply sacral counter pressure
b. perform trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
c. initiate slow-paced breathing
d. assist with biofeedback
a. apply sacral counter pressure
the nurse should apply sacral counter pressure to assist in relieving back labor pain
related to fetal posterior position
b. the nurse should perform TENS during the first stage of labor.
, c. the nurse should transition a client to pattern-paced breathing during this stage of
labor.
d. The nurse should teach the client about biofeedback during the prenatal period
for it to be effective during labor.
a nurse is demonstrating to a client how to bathe her newborn. in which order
should the nurse perform the following actions
a. wipe the newborn's eyes from inner canthus outward
b. wash the newborn's legs and feet
c. wash the newborn's neck by lifting the newborn's chin
d. cleanse the skin around the newborn's umbilical stump
e. clean the newborn's diaper area
a. wipe the newborn's eyes from inner canthus outward
c. wash the newborn's neck by lifting the newborn's chin
d. cleanse the skin around the newborn's umbilical stump
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is postpartum and has
preeclampsia. which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report to
the provider?
a. hct 39%
b. serum albumin 4.5 g/dL
c. WBC 9,000/mm3
d. platelets 50,000/mm3
d. platelets 50,000/mm3
a platelet count of 50,000/mm3 is below the expected reference range, which can
indicate disseminated intravascular coagulation. the nurse should report this result
to the provider
a. An Hct of 39% is within the expected reference range and is not indicative of a
postpartum complication.
,b. A serum albumin level of 4.5 g/dL is within the expected reference range. This
finding is consistent with mild preeclampsia and does not indicate a worsening of
the condition.
c. A WBC of 9,000/mm3 is within the expected reference range.
a nurse is assessing a newborn who was born at 26 weeks gestation using the
Ballard score. which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. minimal arm recoil
b. popliteal angle of 90
c. creases over the entire foot sole
d. raised areolas with 3-4mm buds
a. minimal arm recoil
A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for a pt. following a cesarean birth. Which
of the following assessments is the nurse's priority?
a. parent-child attachment
b. amount of lochia
,c. patency of the IV catheter
d. quality and quantity of urine
b. amount of lochia
when using the ABCs approach to client care, the nurse should place the priority in
the immediate postpartum period on assessing the amount of postpartum lochia.
the greatest risk to the client is bleeding and postpartum hemorrhage.
a nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and whose fetus is in the right occiput
posterior position. the client is dilated to 8cm and reports back pain. which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. apply sacral counter pressure
b. perform trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
c. initiate slow-paced breathing
d. assist with biofeedback
a. apply sacral counter pressure
the nurse should apply sacral counter pressure to assist in relieving back labor pain
related to fetal posterior position
b. the nurse should perform TENS during the first stage of labor.
, c. the nurse should transition a client to pattern-paced breathing during this stage of
labor.
d. The nurse should teach the client about biofeedback during the prenatal period
for it to be effective during labor.
a nurse is demonstrating to a client how to bathe her newborn. in which order
should the nurse perform the following actions
a. wipe the newborn's eyes from inner canthus outward
b. wash the newborn's legs and feet
c. wash the newborn's neck by lifting the newborn's chin
d. cleanse the skin around the newborn's umbilical stump
e. clean the newborn's diaper area
a. wipe the newborn's eyes from inner canthus outward
c. wash the newborn's neck by lifting the newborn's chin
d. cleanse the skin around the newborn's umbilical stump
