OB ATI Practice Final Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse
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observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse perform first?
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A. Cover the cord with a sterile, moist saline dressing.
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B. Prepare the client for an immediate birth.
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C. Place the client in knee-chest position.
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D. Insert a gloved hand into the vagina to relieve pressure on the cord. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Insert a gloved hand into the vagina to relieve
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pressure on the cord.
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A nurse in a prenatal clinic is completing a skin assessment of a client
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who is in the second trimester. Which of the following findings should
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the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
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,A. Eczema
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B. Psoriasis
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C. Linea nigra
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D. Chloasma
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E. Striae gravidarum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Linea nigra
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D. Chloasma
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E. Striae gravidarum
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A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a newborn
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immediately following birth. Which of the following actions by the nurse
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|reduces evaporative heat loss by the newborn?
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A. Placing the newborn on a warm surface
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B. Preventing air drafts
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,C. Drying the newborn's skin thoroughly
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D. Maintaining ambient room temperature at 24° C (75° F) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C. Drying the newborn's skin thoroughly | | | | |
A nurse is preparing to administer vitamin K by IM injection to a
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newborn. The nurse should administer the medication into which of the
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following muscles? |
A. Vastus lateralis
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B. Ventrogluteal
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C. Dorsogluteal
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D. Deltoid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Vastus lateralis
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A nurse is caring for a client who reports unrelieved episiotomy pain 8
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hr following a vaginal birth. Which of the following actions should the
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nurse take?
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A. Apply an ice pack to the affected area.
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, B. Offer a warm sitz bath.
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C. Provide a squeeze bottle of antiseptic solution.
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D. Place a hot pack to the perineum. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Apply
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an ice pack to the affected area.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is in the active phase of the first stage
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of labor. When monitoring the uterine contractions, which of the
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following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
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A. Contractions lasting longer than 90 seconds
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B. Contractions occurring every 3 to 5 min
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C. Contractions are strong in intensity
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D. Client reports feeling contractions in lower back - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A. Contractions lasting longer than 90 seconds | | | | | |
With Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse
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observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse perform first?
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A. Cover the cord with a sterile, moist saline dressing.
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B. Prepare the client for an immediate birth.
| | | | | | |
C. Place the client in knee-chest position.
| | | | | |
D. Insert a gloved hand into the vagina to relieve pressure on the cord. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Insert a gloved hand into the vagina to relieve
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pressure on the cord.
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A nurse in a prenatal clinic is completing a skin assessment of a client
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who is in the second trimester. Which of the following findings should
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the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
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,A. Eczema
|
B. Psoriasis
|
C. Linea nigra
| |
D. Chloasma
|
E. Striae gravidarum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Linea nigra
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D. Chloasma
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E. Striae gravidarum
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A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a newborn
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immediately following birth. Which of the following actions by the nurse
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|reduces evaporative heat loss by the newborn?
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A. Placing the newborn on a warm surface
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B. Preventing air drafts
| | |
,C. Drying the newborn's skin thoroughly
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D. Maintaining ambient room temperature at 24° C (75° F) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C. Drying the newborn's skin thoroughly | | | | |
A nurse is preparing to administer vitamin K by IM injection to a
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newborn. The nurse should administer the medication into which of the
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following muscles? |
A. Vastus lateralis
| |
B. Ventrogluteal
|
C. Dorsogluteal
|
D. Deltoid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Vastus lateralis
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A nurse is caring for a client who reports unrelieved episiotomy pain 8
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hr following a vaginal birth. Which of the following actions should the
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nurse take?
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A. Apply an ice pack to the affected area.
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, B. Offer a warm sitz bath.
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C. Provide a squeeze bottle of antiseptic solution.
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D. Place a hot pack to the perineum. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Apply
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an ice pack to the affected area.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is in the active phase of the first stage
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of labor. When monitoring the uterine contractions, which of the
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following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
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A. Contractions lasting longer than 90 seconds
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B. Contractions occurring every 3 to 5 min
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C. Contractions are strong in intensity
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D. Client reports feeling contractions in lower back - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A. Contractions lasting longer than 90 seconds | | | | | |
