ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN
PROCTORED 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK|MATERNAL
NEWBORN ATI PROCTORED EXAM
75 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
a nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus and is
experiencing hyperglycemia. which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? - CORRECT ANSWER-reports increased urinary output.
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain,
constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia.
Other manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive
for sugar and acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 mg/dL.
a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is HIV positive.
which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Report the client's condition to the local health department.
,The nurse should report the condition to the local health department. HIV is one
of the conditions on the list of Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is
required to be reported.
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for combined
oral contraceptives. which of the following findings should the nurse include as an
adverse effect of this medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common adverse effect of
combined oral contraceptives. Other common adverse effects of the medication
include amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and
breast tenderness.
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a
new prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER-"I can administer oxytocin
4 hours after the insertion of the medication."
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the last dose of
misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following misoprostol for clients who
have cervical ripening and have not begun labor.
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, a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus b19(fifth disease) which
of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT 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. Also,
the virus can cause miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or
stillbirth.
a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn via a heel stick.
which of the following techniques should the nurse use to help minimize the pain
of the procedure for the newborn? - CORRECT ANSWER-place the newborn
skin to skin on the mother's chest.
Placing the newborn skin to skin on the mother's chest is an effective technique to
significantly decrease the newborn's pain level and anxiety. The nurse should
implement this technique before, during, and after the procedure.
a nurse is performing a vag examination on a client who is in labor and observes
the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. after calling for assistance, which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER-Insert two
gloved fingers into the vagina and apply upward pressure to the presenting part.
PROCTORED 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK|MATERNAL
NEWBORN ATI PROCTORED EXAM
75 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
a nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus and is
experiencing hyperglycemia. which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? - CORRECT ANSWER-reports increased urinary output.
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain,
constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia.
Other manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive
for sugar and acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 mg/dL.
a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is HIV positive.
which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Report the client's condition to the local health department.
,The nurse should report the condition to the local health department. HIV is one
of the conditions on the list of Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is
required to be reported.
a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for combined
oral contraceptives. which of the following findings should the nurse include as an
adverse effect of this medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common adverse effect of
combined oral contraceptives. Other common adverse effects of the medication
include amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and
breast tenderness.
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a
new prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER-"I can administer oxytocin
4 hours after the insertion of the medication."
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the last dose of
misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following misoprostol for clients who
have cervical ripening and have not begun labor.
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law
, a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus b19(fifth disease) which
of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT 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. Also,
the virus can cause miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or
stillbirth.
a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn via a heel stick.
which of the following techniques should the nurse use to help minimize the pain
of the procedure for the newborn? - CORRECT ANSWER-place the newborn
skin to skin on the mother's chest.
Placing the newborn skin to skin on the mother's chest is an effective technique to
significantly decrease the newborn's pain level and anxiety. The nurse should
implement this technique before, during, and after the procedure.
a nurse is performing a vag examination on a client who is in labor and observes
the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. after calling for assistance, which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER-Insert two
gloved fingers into the vagina and apply upward pressure to the presenting part.
