ATI RN MATERNAL NEWBORN
PROCTORED 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK|MATERNAL NEWBORN ATI
PROCTORED EXAM 75 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
anurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus and is experiencing
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hyperglycemia. which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-
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reports increased urinary output.
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Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain,
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constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other
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manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar and
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acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 mg/dL.
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a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is HIV positive. which of
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the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Report the client's condition to
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the local health department.
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The nurse should report the condition to the local health department. HIV is one of the
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conditions on the list of Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be
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reported.
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a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
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contraceptives. which of the following findings should the nurse include as an adverse
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effect of this medication? - ANSWER-depression
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The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common adverse effect of
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combined oral contraceptives. Other common adverse effects of the medication include
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amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast
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tenderness.
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a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a new
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prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
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in the teaching? - ANSWER-"I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the
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medication."
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misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following misoprostol for clients who have
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cervical ripening and have not begun labor.
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a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus b19(fifth disease) which of the
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following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-schedule an ultrasound
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examination
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The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to monitor the fetus during
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the pregnancy to detect the possible development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can
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cause miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or stillbirth.
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a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn via a heel stick. which
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of the following techniques should the nurse use to help minimize the pain of the
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procedure for the newborn? - ANSWER-place the newborn skin to skin on the mother's
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chest.
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Placing the newborn skin to skin on the mother's chest is an effective technique to
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significantly decrease the newborn's pain level and anxiety. The nurse should
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implement this technique before, during, and after the procedure.
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a nurse is performing a vag examination on a client who is in labor and observes the
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umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. after calling for assistance, which of the
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following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Insert two gloved fingers into the
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vagina and apply upward pressure to the presenting part.
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The nurse should quickly apply gloves and insert two fingers into the vagina toward the
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cervix, exerting upward pressure onto the presenting part to relieve umbilical cord
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compression and increase oxygenation to the fetus.
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a nurse is caring for a client who is at 24 weeks of gestation and has a suspected
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placental abruption. which of the following lab tests should the nurse expect the
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provider to prescribe? - ANSWER-kleihauer-betke test
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The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe a Kleihauer-Betke test for a client
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who has suspected placental abruption to determine if fetal blood is in maternal
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circulation. This test is useful to determine if Rho-(D) immune globulin therapy should
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be administered to a client who is Rh-negative.
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a nurse is admitting a client who is in labor. the client admits to recent cocaine use. for
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which of the following complications should the nurse assess? - ANSWER-abruptio
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placenta
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cocaine use increases the risk for vasoconstriction and possible abruptio placenta.
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PROCTORED 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK|MATERNAL NEWBORN ATI
PROCTORED EXAM 75 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
anurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus and is experiencing
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hyperglycemia. which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-
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reports increased urinary output.
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Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain,
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constipation, drowsiness, and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other
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manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor, urine positive for sugar and
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acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 mg/dL.
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a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is HIV positive. which of
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the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Report the client's condition to
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the local health department.
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The nurse should report the condition to the local health department. HIV is one of the
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conditions on the list of Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be
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reported.
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a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for combined oral
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contraceptives. which of the following findings should the nurse include as an adverse
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effect of this medication? - ANSWER-depression
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The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common adverse effect of
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combined oral contraceptives. Other common adverse effects of the medication include
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amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast
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tenderness.
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a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a new
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prescription for misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
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in the teaching? - ANSWER-"I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the
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medication."
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, The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the last dose of
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misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered following misoprostol for clients who have
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cervical ripening and have not begun labor.
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a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus b19(fifth disease) which of the
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following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-schedule an ultrasound
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examination
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The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to monitor the fetus during
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the pregnancy to detect the possible development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can
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cause miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or stillbirth.
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a nurse is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a newborn via a heel stick. which
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of the following techniques should the nurse use to help minimize the pain of the
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procedure for the newborn? - ANSWER-place the newborn skin to skin on the mother's
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chest.
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Placing the newborn skin to skin on the mother's chest is an effective technique to
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significantly decrease the newborn's pain level and anxiety. The nurse should
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implement this technique before, during, and after the procedure.
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a nurse is performing a vag examination on a client who is in labor and observes the
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umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. after calling for assistance, which of the
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following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Insert two gloved fingers into the
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vagina and apply upward pressure to the presenting part.
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The nurse should quickly apply gloves and insert two fingers into the vagina toward the
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cervix, exerting upward pressure onto the presenting part to relieve umbilical cord
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compression and increase oxygenation to the fetus.
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a nurse is caring for a client who is at 24 weeks of gestation and has a suspected
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placental abruption. which of the following lab tests should the nurse expect the
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provider to prescribe? - ANSWER-kleihauer-betke test
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The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe a Kleihauer-Betke test for a client
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who has suspected placental abruption to determine if fetal blood is in maternal
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circulation. This test is useful to determine if Rho-(D) immune globulin therapy should
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be administered to a client who is Rh-negative.
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a nurse is admitting a client who is in labor. the client admits to recent cocaine use. for
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which of the following complications should the nurse assess? - ANSWER-abruptio
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placenta
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cocaine use increases the risk for vasoconstriction and possible abruptio placenta.
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