Maternal Newborn Skills ATI
35 Questions and ANSWERS 2025\2026
update (100% VERIFIED)
A nurse is teaching the parents of a term newborn how to bathe him. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
Bathe him every day.
Give him a bath after he has had a feeding.
Give him a sponge bath until his cord stump falls off.
Clean his ears and nose with cotton swabs. - ANS>>Give him a sponge bath until his cord stump
falls off.
A nurse is assessing a patient who is 1 day postpartum and is not breastfeeding. The nurse notes
the patient breast are engorged. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take?
Applying ice packs
Wearing a loose-fitting bra
Pumping her breasts
Taking a warm shower - ANS>>Applying ice packs
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and has pain in her lower back because the fetal head
is in a posterior position. Which of the following nonpharmacological pain management techniques
is likely to be most effective in relieving this type of pain?
Counterpressure
Effleurage
Therapeutic touch
Breathing techniques - ANS>>Counterpressure
A patient who is 1 day postpartum tells the nurse that she is concerned about her newborn
receiving enough nourishment from breastfeeding. The nurse should explain that she should look
, A nurse is assessing a patient at a routine antepartum visit. For a rough estimate of the number of
gestational weeks the patient is at, the nurse should measure the number of cm between which two
anatomical landmarks?
The mons pubis and the xiphoid process
The top of the fundus and the umbilicus
The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
The mons pubis and the umbilicus - ANS>>The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
The nurse is performing a gestational age assessment using the New Ballard Score for newborn
maturity rating. Which of the following indicate that the newborn is premature?
Flexion of the extremities at rest
Creases over the entire plantar surface
Leathery skin
Flat areola - ANS>>Flat areola
A newborn delivered vaginally at term 1 min ago cried loudly at delivery, has a heart rate of 140/min,
has well flexed arms and legs, grimaces when the nurse rubs the soles of his feet, and is pink with
mild acrocyanosis. What Apgar score should the nurse assign to this newborn? - ANS>>8
A nurse is caring for a term newborn who has just had a circumcision using the Gomco clamp
technique. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when teaching the parents
to care for the site? (Select all that apply.)
Apply petroleum jelly to the penis for the first 24 hr.
Cleanse the penis with warm water and mild soap.
Apply gentle pressure from a sterile gauze pad to control slight bleeding.
Gently wipe away any yellow exudate on the penis.
Apply the diaper loosely over the penis. - ANS>>-Apply petroleum jelly to the penis for the first 24
hr.
-Apply gentle pressure from a sterile gauze pad to control slight bleeding.
-Apply the diaper loosely over the penis.
A nurse is assessing a patient who is 20 weeks of gestation. She instructs the patient to be sure to
report headaches, blurred vision, and swelling of her hands because these are indications of which
of the following complications of pregnancy?
Gestational diabetes
Preeclampsia
35 Questions and ANSWERS 2025\2026
update (100% VERIFIED)
A nurse is teaching the parents of a term newborn how to bathe him. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
Bathe him every day.
Give him a bath after he has had a feeding.
Give him a sponge bath until his cord stump falls off.
Clean his ears and nose with cotton swabs. - ANS>>Give him a sponge bath until his cord stump
falls off.
A nurse is assessing a patient who is 1 day postpartum and is not breastfeeding. The nurse notes
the patient breast are engorged. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take?
Applying ice packs
Wearing a loose-fitting bra
Pumping her breasts
Taking a warm shower - ANS>>Applying ice packs
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and has pain in her lower back because the fetal head
is in a posterior position. Which of the following nonpharmacological pain management techniques
is likely to be most effective in relieving this type of pain?
Counterpressure
Effleurage
Therapeutic touch
Breathing techniques - ANS>>Counterpressure
A patient who is 1 day postpartum tells the nurse that she is concerned about her newborn
receiving enough nourishment from breastfeeding. The nurse should explain that she should look
, A nurse is assessing a patient at a routine antepartum visit. For a rough estimate of the number of
gestational weeks the patient is at, the nurse should measure the number of cm between which two
anatomical landmarks?
The mons pubis and the xiphoid process
The top of the fundus and the umbilicus
The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
The mons pubis and the umbilicus - ANS>>The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
The nurse is performing a gestational age assessment using the New Ballard Score for newborn
maturity rating. Which of the following indicate that the newborn is premature?
Flexion of the extremities at rest
Creases over the entire plantar surface
Leathery skin
Flat areola - ANS>>Flat areola
A newborn delivered vaginally at term 1 min ago cried loudly at delivery, has a heart rate of 140/min,
has well flexed arms and legs, grimaces when the nurse rubs the soles of his feet, and is pink with
mild acrocyanosis. What Apgar score should the nurse assign to this newborn? - ANS>>8
A nurse is caring for a term newborn who has just had a circumcision using the Gomco clamp
technique. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when teaching the parents
to care for the site? (Select all that apply.)
Apply petroleum jelly to the penis for the first 24 hr.
Cleanse the penis with warm water and mild soap.
Apply gentle pressure from a sterile gauze pad to control slight bleeding.
Gently wipe away any yellow exudate on the penis.
Apply the diaper loosely over the penis. - ANS>>-Apply petroleum jelly to the penis for the first 24
hr.
-Apply gentle pressure from a sterile gauze pad to control slight bleeding.
-Apply the diaper loosely over the penis.
A nurse is assessing a patient who is 20 weeks of gestation. She instructs the patient to be sure to
report headaches, blurred vision, and swelling of her hands because these are indications of which
of the following complications of pregnancy?
Gestational diabetes
Preeclampsia
