ATI PN MATERNITY PROCTORED EXAM
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
V E R I F I E D A N S W E R S //
LATEST 2026
1. The nurse caring for a pregnant client should be aware that the U.S. birth rate
shows which trend?
a. Births to unmarried women are more likely to have less favorable outcomes.
b. Birth rates for women 40 to 44 years old are beginning to decline.
c. Cigarette smoking among pregnant women continues to increase.
d. The rates of maternal death owing to racial disparity are elevated in the
United States.
ANS: A
Low-birth-weight infants and preterm birth are more likely because of the large
number of teenagers in the
unmarried group. Birth rates for women in their early 40s continue to increase.
Fewer pregnant women smoke.
In the United States, there is significant racial disparity in the rates of maternal
death.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 6
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Test Bank - Maternal Child Nursing Care by Perry (6th Edition, 2017) 10
2. Maternity nursing care that is based on knowledge gained through research
and clinical trials is:
a. Derived from the Nursing Intervention Classification.
b. Known as evidence-based practice.
c. At odds with the Cochrane School of traditional nursing.
d. An outgrowth of telemedicine.
,ANS: B
, Evidence-based practice is based on knowledge gained from research and
clinical trials. The Nursing
Intervention Classification is a method of standardizing language and
categorizing care. Dr. Cochrane
systematically reviewed research trials and is part of the evidence-based
practice movement. Telemedicine uses
communication technologies to support health care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 9
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. The level of practice a reasonably prudent nurse provides is called:
a. The standard of care. c. A sentinel event.
b. Risk management. d. Failure to rescue.
ANS: A
Guidelines for standards of care are published by various professional nursing
organizations. Risk management
identifies risks and establishes preventive practices, but it does not define the
standard of care. Sentinel events
are unexpected negative occurrences. They do not establish the standard of care.
Failure to rescue is an
evaluative process for nursing, but it does not define the standard of care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 11
OBJ: Nursing Process: Diagnosis
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
4. During a prenatal intake interview, the client informs the nurse that she would
prefer a midwife to provide
her care during pregnancy and deliver her infant. What information would be
most appropriate for the nurse to
share with this patient?
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
V E R I F I E D A N S W E R S //
LATEST 2026
1. The nurse caring for a pregnant client should be aware that the U.S. birth rate
shows which trend?
a. Births to unmarried women are more likely to have less favorable outcomes.
b. Birth rates for women 40 to 44 years old are beginning to decline.
c. Cigarette smoking among pregnant women continues to increase.
d. The rates of maternal death owing to racial disparity are elevated in the
United States.
ANS: A
Low-birth-weight infants and preterm birth are more likely because of the large
number of teenagers in the
unmarried group. Birth rates for women in their early 40s continue to increase.
Fewer pregnant women smoke.
In the United States, there is significant racial disparity in the rates of maternal
death.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 6
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Test Bank - Maternal Child Nursing Care by Perry (6th Edition, 2017) 10
2. Maternity nursing care that is based on knowledge gained through research
and clinical trials is:
a. Derived from the Nursing Intervention Classification.
b. Known as evidence-based practice.
c. At odds with the Cochrane School of traditional nursing.
d. An outgrowth of telemedicine.
,ANS: B
, Evidence-based practice is based on knowledge gained from research and
clinical trials. The Nursing
Intervention Classification is a method of standardizing language and
categorizing care. Dr. Cochrane
systematically reviewed research trials and is part of the evidence-based
practice movement. Telemedicine uses
communication technologies to support health care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 9
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. The level of practice a reasonably prudent nurse provides is called:
a. The standard of care. c. A sentinel event.
b. Risk management. d. Failure to rescue.
ANS: A
Guidelines for standards of care are published by various professional nursing
organizations. Risk management
identifies risks and establishes preventive practices, but it does not define the
standard of care. Sentinel events
are unexpected negative occurrences. They do not establish the standard of care.
Failure to rescue is an
evaluative process for nursing, but it does not define the standard of care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 11
OBJ: Nursing Process: Diagnosis
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
4. During a prenatal intake interview, the client informs the nurse that she would
prefer a midwife to provide
her care during pregnancy and deliver her infant. What information would be
most appropriate for the nurse to
share with this patient?
