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RN MATERNAL NEWBORN ATI PROCTORED NEWEST
2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| A+ GRADED
C
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client b. betamethasone
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
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,A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a a. urine test for presence of HCG
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 nurse is caring for a client who a. palpable fetal movement
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 nurse is caring for a client who has a. renal agenesis
oligohydraminios. What fetal
anomalies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus
A nurse is assessing a client who is at a. uterine contractions
37 wks gestation and has a suspected
pelvic fracture due to blunt abd The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine contractions due to
trauma. What findings should the abdominal trauma.
nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea
A nurse is assessing a client who is at b. dark brown vaginal discharge
12 wks gestation and has hydatidiform
mole. What findings should the nurse A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative growth of the
expect? chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The
a. hypothermia products of conception transform into a large number of edematous,
b. dark brown vaginal discharge fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off the uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark
c. fetal heart tones brown and can contain grapelike clusters.
d. decreased urinary output
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,A nurse is assessing a client who is at a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
35 weeks of gestation and has mild
gestational HTN. What finding should When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse
the nurse identify as the priority? should determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in 24 hr because the
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is 30
b. 1+ protein in the urine mL/hr. This can indicate progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe features,
c. +2 edema of the feet which requires immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the priority finding.
d. BP 144/92
A nurse is teaching a client who is at d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
12 wks gestation and has HIV. What
statement should the nurse include in -can be transmitted through breastfeeding
the teaching? -she can continue to have sex
a. you will be in isolation after
delivery The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral
b. abstain from sexual intercourse medication every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to
provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take
zidovudine throughout the
pregnancy
A nurse is providing teaching to a b. blurred or double vision
client who is at 8 wks gestation about
manifestations to report to the
provider during pregnancy. What info
should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
b. blurred or double vision
c. increase in white vaginal discharge
d. leg cramps when sleeping
A nurse is caring for a client who is in a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
the latent phase of labor and is
receiving oxytocin via continuous IV The nurse should decrease the dose of oxytocin by half because the client is experiencing
infusion. The nurse notes that the uterine tachysystole.
client is having contractions every 2
min which last 100-110 seconds that
the fetal heart rate is reassuring. What
action should the nurse take?
a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by
half
b. administer oxygen via
nonrebreather mask
c. decrease the infusion rate of the
maintenance IV fluid
d. administer terbutaline 0.25mg subq
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, A nurse is caring for a client who is in c. prepare equipment needed for newborn resuscitation
active labor and has meconium
staining of the amniotic fluid. The The nurse should ensure that all supplies and equipment needed for resuscitation of the
nurse notes a reassuring FHR tracing newborn are readily available for every delivery.
from the external fetal monitor. What Endotracheal suctioning is recommended in cases of meconium staining
action should the nurse take? only if the newborn has poor respiratory effort, decreased muscle tone, and bradycardia
a. prepare the client for emergency after delivery.
c-section
b. perform endotrach suctioning as
soon as the fetal head is delivered
c. prepare equipment needed for
newborn resuscitation
d. prepare the client for an ultrasound
exam
A nurse is reviewing the medical b. perform a vaginal exam
record of a client who is at 33 wks
gestation and has placenta previa When a client has a placenta previa, the placenta implants in the lower part of the uterus
and bleeding. What scripts should the and obstructs the cervical os (the opening to the vagina). The nurse should clarify this
nurse clarify with the provider? prescription because any
a. insert a large-bore IV catheter manipulation can cause tearing of the placenta and increased bleeding.
b. perform a vaginal exam
c. perform continuous external fetal
monitoring
d. obtain a blood sample for lab
testing
A nurse is caring for a client who is at d. use vibroacoustic stim on the client's abd for 3 seconds
37 wks gestation and is undergoing a
nonstress test. The FHR is 130 without The nurse should use a vibroacoustic stimulator on the client's abdomen to elicit fetal
accelerations for the past 10 min. activity because the fetus is most likely sleeping. Fetal
What action should the nurse take? movement should cause accelerations in the FHR.
a. request a script for an internal fetal
scalp electrode
b. auscultate the FHR with a doppler
transducer
c. report the nonreactive test result to
the provider immediately
d. use vibroacoustic stim on the
client's abd for 3 seconds
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RN MATERNAL NEWBORN ATI PROCTORED NEWEST
2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| A+ GRADED
C
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client b. betamethasone
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
Page 1
,A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a a. urine test for presence of HCG
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 nurse is caring for a client who a. palpable fetal movement
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 nurse is caring for a client who has a. renal agenesis
oligohydraminios. What fetal
anomalies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus
A nurse is assessing a client who is at a. uterine contractions
37 wks gestation and has a suspected
pelvic fracture due to blunt abd The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine contractions due to
trauma. What findings should the abdominal trauma.
nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea
A nurse is assessing a client who is at b. dark brown vaginal discharge
12 wks gestation and has hydatidiform
mole. What findings should the nurse A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative growth of the
expect? chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The
a. hypothermia products of conception transform into a large number of edematous,
b. dark brown vaginal discharge fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off the uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark
c. fetal heart tones brown and can contain grapelike clusters.
d. decreased urinary output
Page 2
,A nurse is assessing a client who is at a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
35 weeks of gestation and has mild
gestational HTN. What finding should When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse
the nurse identify as the priority? should determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in 24 hr because the
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is 30
b. 1+ protein in the urine mL/hr. This can indicate progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe features,
c. +2 edema of the feet which requires immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the priority finding.
d. BP 144/92
A nurse is teaching a client who is at d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
12 wks gestation and has HIV. What
statement should the nurse include in -can be transmitted through breastfeeding
the teaching? -she can continue to have sex
a. you will be in isolation after
delivery The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral
b. abstain from sexual intercourse medication every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to
provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take
zidovudine throughout the
pregnancy
A nurse is providing teaching to a b. blurred or double vision
client who is at 8 wks gestation about
manifestations to report to the
provider during pregnancy. What info
should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
b. blurred or double vision
c. increase in white vaginal discharge
d. leg cramps when sleeping
A nurse is caring for a client who is in a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
the latent phase of labor and is
receiving oxytocin via continuous IV The nurse should decrease the dose of oxytocin by half because the client is experiencing
infusion. The nurse notes that the uterine tachysystole.
client is having contractions every 2
min which last 100-110 seconds that
the fetal heart rate is reassuring. What
action should the nurse take?
a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by
half
b. administer oxygen via
nonrebreather mask
c. decrease the infusion rate of the
maintenance IV fluid
d. administer terbutaline 0.25mg subq
Page 3
, A nurse is caring for a client who is in c. prepare equipment needed for newborn resuscitation
active labor and has meconium
staining of the amniotic fluid. The The nurse should ensure that all supplies and equipment needed for resuscitation of the
nurse notes a reassuring FHR tracing newborn are readily available for every delivery.
from the external fetal monitor. What Endotracheal suctioning is recommended in cases of meconium staining
action should the nurse take? only if the newborn has poor respiratory effort, decreased muscle tone, and bradycardia
a. prepare the client for emergency after delivery.
c-section
b. perform endotrach suctioning as
soon as the fetal head is delivered
c. prepare equipment needed for
newborn resuscitation
d. prepare the client for an ultrasound
exam
A nurse is reviewing the medical b. perform a vaginal exam
record of a client who is at 33 wks
gestation and has placenta previa When a client has a placenta previa, the placenta implants in the lower part of the uterus
and bleeding. What scripts should the and obstructs the cervical os (the opening to the vagina). The nurse should clarify this
nurse clarify with the provider? prescription because any
a. insert a large-bore IV catheter manipulation can cause tearing of the placenta and increased bleeding.
b. perform a vaginal exam
c. perform continuous external fetal
monitoring
d. obtain a blood sample for lab
testing
A nurse is caring for a client who is at d. use vibroacoustic stim on the client's abd for 3 seconds
37 wks gestation and is undergoing a
nonstress test. The FHR is 130 without The nurse should use a vibroacoustic stimulator on the client's abdomen to elicit fetal
accelerations for the past 10 min. activity because the fetus is most likely sleeping. Fetal
What action should the nurse take? movement should cause accelerations in the FHR.
a. request a script for an internal fetal
scalp electrode
b. auscultate the FHR with a doppler
transducer
c. report the nonreactive test result to
the provider immediately
d. use vibroacoustic stim on the
client's abd for 3 seconds
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