MATERNITY ATI RN Maternal Newborn
2026
1. A client who is 16 weeks of gestation asks the nurse
how to prepare her father to a younger sibling.
Statements should the nurse make?
a. You should hold your newborn in your arms
when you introduce him to your toddler
b. you should move your toddler out of her crib 2
weeks prior to your due date c. you should give your
toddler a gift from the baby when she visit you in the
facility
d. You should place your toddler in timeout if she
exhibits regressive Behavior after the baby is born
2. Anurse is observing an adolescent client who is offering her
newborn a bottle while he is laying in the bassinet. When the
nurse offers to pick the newborn up and place them in the
client's arms, the mother States “ No, the baby is too tired to
be held”. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Insist that the mother pick up the newborn to feed him
b. demonstrate how to hold a newborn and allow the client
to practice
c. persuade the client to breastfeed the newborn to promote
bonding
d. offer to take the newborn to the nursery to finish his
feeding
3. Anurse is assessing a client who is in preterm labor and has a
new prescription or terbutaline
0.25 mg subcutaneous. For which of the following findings should
the nurse Withhold the medication and Report to the provider?
, a. fasting blood glucose 75 mg / DL
b. blood pressure 88/58 mmhg
c. urinary output 40 ml /hr
d. FHR 120/min
4. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn
about the plastibell circumcision technique. Which of the
following? - p170-171 - postprocedure bottom of 170 and
goes into top of 171.
a. the plastibell will be removed 4 hours after the procedure
b. notify the provider is the end of your penis appears dark
red
c. make sure the newborn's diaper is snug
d. yellow exudate will form at the surgical site in 24 hours
5. Anurse is planning care immediately following birth for a
newborn who has Myelomeningocele that is cerebrospinal fluid.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the
plan of care?
, a. Administer broad-spectrum antibiotics
b. cleanse the site with Povidone iodine
c. monitor the rectal temperature every 4 hours
d. prepare for surgical closure after 72 hours
6. Anurse is caring for a newborn Boys 6 hours old and has a
bedside glucose meter reading of 65 mg / DL. The New Orleans
mother has Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer 50 mL of dextrose solution IV
b. obtain a blood sample of serum glucose level
c. reassess the blood glucose level prior to the next feeding
d. Feed the newborn immediately
7. A nurse is caring for four enter-partum clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse assess first?
a. A client who is at 7 weeks of gestation and reports
urinary frequency
b. a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and reports
seeing floating spots
c. a client who is 38 weeks of gestation and reports leg
cramps
d. a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation and reports
periodic numbness in her fingers
8. Anurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and
has HIV. Which of the following actions Should the nurse
include in the plan of care?
a. Use a fetal scalp electrode during labor and delivery
b. Bathe the newborn before initiating skin to skin contact
c. instruct the client to stop taking the antiretroviral
2026
1. A client who is 16 weeks of gestation asks the nurse
how to prepare her father to a younger sibling.
Statements should the nurse make?
a. You should hold your newborn in your arms
when you introduce him to your toddler
b. you should move your toddler out of her crib 2
weeks prior to your due date c. you should give your
toddler a gift from the baby when she visit you in the
facility
d. You should place your toddler in timeout if she
exhibits regressive Behavior after the baby is born
2. Anurse is observing an adolescent client who is offering her
newborn a bottle while he is laying in the bassinet. When the
nurse offers to pick the newborn up and place them in the
client's arms, the mother States “ No, the baby is too tired to
be held”. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Insist that the mother pick up the newborn to feed him
b. demonstrate how to hold a newborn and allow the client
to practice
c. persuade the client to breastfeed the newborn to promote
bonding
d. offer to take the newborn to the nursery to finish his
feeding
3. Anurse is assessing a client who is in preterm labor and has a
new prescription or terbutaline
0.25 mg subcutaneous. For which of the following findings should
the nurse Withhold the medication and Report to the provider?
, a. fasting blood glucose 75 mg / DL
b. blood pressure 88/58 mmhg
c. urinary output 40 ml /hr
d. FHR 120/min
4. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn
about the plastibell circumcision technique. Which of the
following? - p170-171 - postprocedure bottom of 170 and
goes into top of 171.
a. the plastibell will be removed 4 hours after the procedure
b. notify the provider is the end of your penis appears dark
red
c. make sure the newborn's diaper is snug
d. yellow exudate will form at the surgical site in 24 hours
5. Anurse is planning care immediately following birth for a
newborn who has Myelomeningocele that is cerebrospinal fluid.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the
plan of care?
, a. Administer broad-spectrum antibiotics
b. cleanse the site with Povidone iodine
c. monitor the rectal temperature every 4 hours
d. prepare for surgical closure after 72 hours
6. Anurse is caring for a newborn Boys 6 hours old and has a
bedside glucose meter reading of 65 mg / DL. The New Orleans
mother has Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer 50 mL of dextrose solution IV
b. obtain a blood sample of serum glucose level
c. reassess the blood glucose level prior to the next feeding
d. Feed the newborn immediately
7. A nurse is caring for four enter-partum clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse assess first?
a. A client who is at 7 weeks of gestation and reports
urinary frequency
b. a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and reports
seeing floating spots
c. a client who is 38 weeks of gestation and reports leg
cramps
d. a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation and reports
periodic numbness in her fingers
8. Anurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and
has HIV. Which of the following actions Should the nurse
include in the plan of care?
a. Use a fetal scalp electrode during labor and delivery
b. Bathe the newborn before initiating skin to skin contact
c. instruct the client to stop taking the antiretroviral
