ATI MATERNAL 2026 HIGH-YIELD
MATERNAL HEALTH CONCEPTS STUDY
COMPANION
◉A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has
postpartum for which of the following manifestation should the
nurse instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider
Persistent abdominal striae
Temperature 37.8° C (100° F)
Unilateral breast pain
Brownish-red discharge on day 5. Answer: Unilateral breast pain
Sudden onset of chills, fever, malaise, body aches, headaches, and
unilateral breast pain can be indications of mastitis, an infection of
the breast tissue. The nurse should instruct the client to report this
manifestation to the provider.
◉A nurse is teaching a new mother how to use a bulb syringe to
suction her newborn secretions which of the following instructions
should the nurse include
,Insert the syringe tip before compressing the bulb.
Suction each of the nares before suctioning the mouth.
Insert the tip of the syringe into the center of the newborn's mouth.
Stop suctioning when the newborn's cry sounds clear.. Answer: Stop
suctioning when the newborns cry sound clear
The nurse should instruct the client to stop suctioning when the
newborn's cry no longer sounds like it is coming through a bubble of
fluid or mucus.
◉A nurse is reviewing laboratory results of a newborn who is four
hours old which of the following findings should the nurse report to
the provider
Bilirubin 9 mg/dL
Hemoglobin 18 g/dL
Platelets 175,0000/mm3
Hematocrit 45%. Answer: Bilirubin of 9 mg/dL
A bilirubin level of 9 mg/dL is above the expected reference range
for a newborn who is 4 hr old. The expected reference range for a
newborn who is less than 24 hr old is 2 to 6 mg/dL. The nurse
should report this finding to the provider.
, ◉A nurse in a family planning clinic is caring for a client who
request an oral contraceptive which of the following findings in the
clients history to the nurse recognizes a contraindication to oral
contraceptives select all that apply
Cholecystitis
Hypertension
Human papillomavirus
Migraine headaches
Anxiety disorder. Answer: Cholecystitis
Hypertension
Migraine headaches
Cholecystitis is correct. A history of gallbladder disease is a
contraindication for the use of oral contraceptives. Hypertension is
correct. Hypertension is a contraindication for the use of oral
contraceptives. Human papillomavirus is incorrect. The presence of
human papillomavirus is not a contraindication for the use of oral
contraceptives. Migraine headaches is correct. A history of migraine
headaches is a contraindication for the use of oral contraceptives.
Anxiety disorder is incorrect. The presence of an anxiety disorder is
not a contraindication for the use of oral contraceptives.
MATERNAL HEALTH CONCEPTS STUDY
COMPANION
◉A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has
postpartum for which of the following manifestation should the
nurse instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider
Persistent abdominal striae
Temperature 37.8° C (100° F)
Unilateral breast pain
Brownish-red discharge on day 5. Answer: Unilateral breast pain
Sudden onset of chills, fever, malaise, body aches, headaches, and
unilateral breast pain can be indications of mastitis, an infection of
the breast tissue. The nurse should instruct the client to report this
manifestation to the provider.
◉A nurse is teaching a new mother how to use a bulb syringe to
suction her newborn secretions which of the following instructions
should the nurse include
,Insert the syringe tip before compressing the bulb.
Suction each of the nares before suctioning the mouth.
Insert the tip of the syringe into the center of the newborn's mouth.
Stop suctioning when the newborn's cry sounds clear.. Answer: Stop
suctioning when the newborns cry sound clear
The nurse should instruct the client to stop suctioning when the
newborn's cry no longer sounds like it is coming through a bubble of
fluid or mucus.
◉A nurse is reviewing laboratory results of a newborn who is four
hours old which of the following findings should the nurse report to
the provider
Bilirubin 9 mg/dL
Hemoglobin 18 g/dL
Platelets 175,0000/mm3
Hematocrit 45%. Answer: Bilirubin of 9 mg/dL
A bilirubin level of 9 mg/dL is above the expected reference range
for a newborn who is 4 hr old. The expected reference range for a
newborn who is less than 24 hr old is 2 to 6 mg/dL. The nurse
should report this finding to the provider.
, ◉A nurse in a family planning clinic is caring for a client who
request an oral contraceptive which of the following findings in the
clients history to the nurse recognizes a contraindication to oral
contraceptives select all that apply
Cholecystitis
Hypertension
Human papillomavirus
Migraine headaches
Anxiety disorder. Answer: Cholecystitis
Hypertension
Migraine headaches
Cholecystitis is correct. A history of gallbladder disease is a
contraindication for the use of oral contraceptives. Hypertension is
correct. Hypertension is a contraindication for the use of oral
contraceptives. Human papillomavirus is incorrect. The presence of
human papillomavirus is not a contraindication for the use of oral
contraceptives. Migraine headaches is correct. A history of migraine
headaches is a contraindication for the use of oral contraceptives.
Anxiety disorder is incorrect. The presence of an anxiety disorder is
not a contraindication for the use of oral contraceptives.
