ATI RN Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam 2024/2025
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1. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing
preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer?
a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa
d. methylergonovine: b. betamethasone
2. A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be
pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her pregnancy.The
nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be used to confirm her
pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone: a. urine test for pres-
ence of HCG
,3. A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant.What finding
should the nurse identify as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test: a. palpable fetal movement
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal anom-
alies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus: a. renal agenesis
5. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a suspected
pelvic fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea: a. uterine contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine contractions due to
abdominal trauma.
6. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has hydatidi-form
mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
,a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output: b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative growth of the
chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The products of conception
transform into a large number of edematous, fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off
the uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark brown and can contain grapelike
clusters.
7. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has mild
gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92: a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse should
determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in 24 hr because the
minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is 30 mL/hr. This can indicate
progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe features, which requires
immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the priority finding.
8. A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV. What
statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
, a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy: d. you
should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral medication every
day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
9. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about
manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What info shouldthe
nurse include in the teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
with NGN Questions and Rationalized Answers,
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With 300+ multiple choices questions and answers
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing
preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer?
a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa
d. methylergonovine: b. betamethasone
2. A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be
pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her pregnancy.The
nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be used to confirm her
pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone: a. urine test for pres-
ence of HCG
,3. A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant.What finding
should the nurse identify as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test: a. palpable fetal movement
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal anom-
alies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus: a. renal agenesis
5. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a suspected
pelvic fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea: a. uterine contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine contractions due to
abdominal trauma.
6. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has hydatidi-form
mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
,a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output: b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative growth of the
chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The products of conception
transform into a large number of edematous, fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off
the uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark brown and can contain grapelike
clusters.
7. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has mild
gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92: a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse should
determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in 24 hr because the
minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is 30 mL/hr. This can indicate
progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe features, which requires
immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the priority finding.
8. A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV. What
statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
, a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy: d. you
should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral medication every
day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
9. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about
manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What info shouldthe
nurse include in the teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
