RASMUSSEN COLLEGE ATI MATERNAL CHILD
EXAM 1 ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ RN role in GYN exams. Answer: Provide comfort and educate the
patient
◉ Purpose and function of the uterus. Answer: Organ of
implantation/menstruation, receives ova from fallopian tube and
furnishes protection for growing fetus.
◉ Female genitalia. Answer: Vulva, labia majora, labia minora,
clitoris
◉ Male genitalia. Answer: Perineum, penis, testes and scrotum
◉ Fallopian tubes. Answer: Sperm transport route to egg, site of
fertilization, transports egg from ovary.
◉ Ovaries. Answer: Essential female organ, produce ova/eggs
required for reproduction, secretes hormones such as estrogen and
progesterone which helps to regulate menstrual cycle.
,◉ Why is it important to talk to mom about bladder?. Answer: It can
interfere with pregnancy and cause issues
◉ How often should women perform self-breast exams?. Answer:
monthly (7-10 days after menstruation ends)
The influence of progesterone causes breasts to become lumpy.
It's better to perform exam when progesterone is out of mom's
system and entering a cycle renewed with estrogen.
◉ Self-breast exam patient education. Answer: If you feel a lump,
please see your doctor.
◉ Painful menstruation, one of the MOST COMMON OB/GYN
complaints.. Answer: Dysmenorrhea
◉ Chemical/pharmacologic management of dysmenorrhea. Answer:
Analgesics such as NSAID's (most prevalent)
Ex. Ibuprofen/Motrin, Naproxen, Mydol (NSAID/Diuretic)
◉ Target of pain management for dysmenorrhea. Answer:
Prostaglandins found in menstrual blood (anti-prostaglandin)
◉ Long term management for dysmenorrhea (not for acute onset).
Answer: Birth Control
, ◉ Non-pharmacologic interventions for dysmenorrhea. Answer:
Heating, pad, diet changes, increase activity, limit alcohol and
chocolate
◉ Absence of menstruation. Answer: Amenorrhea
◉ Causes of amenorrhea. Answer: Pregnancy (most common),
menstrual cycling issues, hormonal reasons
◉ Release of egg from woman's ovaries which takes place 14 days
before next period. Answer: Ovulation
◉ Forms of birth control. Answer: Condoms, oral contraceptives,
IUD, Patch, Depo, ring, abstinence, natural family planning and
sterilization
◉ Condom pt education. Answer: must know how to use correctly
◉ Oral contraceptive pt education. Answer: take the pill the same
time every day
◉ IUD education. Answer: Client should be monogamous because
risk of STI's is greater, check placement
EXAM 1 ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ RN role in GYN exams. Answer: Provide comfort and educate the
patient
◉ Purpose and function of the uterus. Answer: Organ of
implantation/menstruation, receives ova from fallopian tube and
furnishes protection for growing fetus.
◉ Female genitalia. Answer: Vulva, labia majora, labia minora,
clitoris
◉ Male genitalia. Answer: Perineum, penis, testes and scrotum
◉ Fallopian tubes. Answer: Sperm transport route to egg, site of
fertilization, transports egg from ovary.
◉ Ovaries. Answer: Essential female organ, produce ova/eggs
required for reproduction, secretes hormones such as estrogen and
progesterone which helps to regulate menstrual cycle.
,◉ Why is it important to talk to mom about bladder?. Answer: It can
interfere with pregnancy and cause issues
◉ How often should women perform self-breast exams?. Answer:
monthly (7-10 days after menstruation ends)
The influence of progesterone causes breasts to become lumpy.
It's better to perform exam when progesterone is out of mom's
system and entering a cycle renewed with estrogen.
◉ Self-breast exam patient education. Answer: If you feel a lump,
please see your doctor.
◉ Painful menstruation, one of the MOST COMMON OB/GYN
complaints.. Answer: Dysmenorrhea
◉ Chemical/pharmacologic management of dysmenorrhea. Answer:
Analgesics such as NSAID's (most prevalent)
Ex. Ibuprofen/Motrin, Naproxen, Mydol (NSAID/Diuretic)
◉ Target of pain management for dysmenorrhea. Answer:
Prostaglandins found in menstrual blood (anti-prostaglandin)
◉ Long term management for dysmenorrhea (not for acute onset).
Answer: Birth Control
, ◉ Non-pharmacologic interventions for dysmenorrhea. Answer:
Heating, pad, diet changes, increase activity, limit alcohol and
chocolate
◉ Absence of menstruation. Answer: Amenorrhea
◉ Causes of amenorrhea. Answer: Pregnancy (most common),
menstrual cycling issues, hormonal reasons
◉ Release of egg from woman's ovaries which takes place 14 days
before next period. Answer: Ovulation
◉ Forms of birth control. Answer: Condoms, oral contraceptives,
IUD, Patch, Depo, ring, abstinence, natural family planning and
sterilization
◉ Condom pt education. Answer: must know how to use correctly
◉ Oral contraceptive pt education. Answer: take the pill the same
time every day
◉ IUD education. Answer: Client should be monogamous because
risk of STI's is greater, check placement
