MATERNAL ATI.Week 5 practice questions and answers exam solution 2021

MATERNAL ATI.Week 5 practice questions and answers exam solution 2021 A nurse is caring for a client who has just delivered for first newborn. The nruse anticipates hyperbilirubinemia due to Rh incompatibility. The nurse should understand that hyperbilirubinemia occurs with Rh incompatibility for which of the following reasons? A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is at 11 weeks of gestation and reports that she has had slight occasional vaginal bleeding over the past 2 weeks. Following an examination by the provider, the client is told that the fetus has died and that the placenta, fetus, and tissues remain in the uterus. How should the nurse document these findings? A nurse admits a women who is at 38 weeks of gestation and in early labor with ruptured membranes. The nurse determines that the client’s oral temperature is 38.9. Besides notifying the provider, which of the following is an appropriate nursing action? A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor at 40 weeks of gestation and reports that she has saturated two perineal pads in the past 30 mins. The nurse caring for her suspects placenta previa. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action? A nurse is caring for a client who is at 22 weeks of gestation and has been unable to control her gestational diabetes mellitus with diet and exercise. The nurse should anticipate a prescription from the provider for which of the following medications for the client? A nurse is preparing to administer oxygen via hood therapy to a newborn who was born at 30 weeks of gestation. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action when providing care to this infant? A nurse is admitting a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and is in the first stage of labor. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider first? A nurse in the antepartum unit is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and has pregnancy-induced hypertension. Suddenly, the client reports continuous abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The nurse should suspect which of the following complications? A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hr postpartum following a vaginal birth. Which of the following findings indicates the client’s bladder is distended? A nurse is caring for a client who has just delivered a newborn. The nurse notes secretions bubbling out of the newborn’s nose and mouth. Which of the following actions is the nurse’s priority? A nurse is observing the electronic fetal heart rate monitor tracing for a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in labor. The nurse should suspect a problem with the umbilical cord when she observes which of the following patterns? A nurse is caring for a client who is in the active phase of the first stage of labor. When monitoring the uterine contractions, which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? A nurse is caring for a newborn who is small for gestational age. Which of the following findings is associated with this condition? A nurse is assessing a newborn who has developmental dysplasia of the hip. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late decelerations on the fetal monitor. Which of the following is the priority nursing action? A nurse is caring for a newborn who has hydrocephalus. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to find? A nurse is assessing a client who is pregnant for preeclampsia. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client requires further evaluation for this disorder? A nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who has a nasogastric tube and who recently began who has a nasogatric tube and who recently began intermittent gavage feedings of formula. The nurse notes increased abdominal distenstion, lethargy, bloody stools, and increasing gastric residuals before feedings. The nurse should suspect which of the following? A nurse is caring for a term macrosomic newborn whose mother has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. The newborn has respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse should be aware that the most likely cause of the respiratory distress is which of the following? A nurse is providing teaching to the mother of a newborn born small for gestational age. Which of the following should the nurse include as possible cause of this condition? A nurse is caring for a client who is at 37 weeks of gestation and has placenta previa. The client asks the nurse why the provider does not do an internal examination. Which of the following explanations of the primary reason should the nurse provide? A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who comes to the emergency department reporting severe abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant. The provider suspects a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Which of the following signs indicates to the nurse that the client has blood in the peritoneum? A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted to the maternity unit at 38 weeks of gestation and who is experiencing polyhydramnios. The nurse should understand that this diagnosis means which of the following? A nurse is assessing a client for postpartum infection. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client requires further evaluation for endometritis? A nurse is caring for a client who is 7 days postpartum and calls the clinic to report pain and redness of her left calf. Besides seeing her provider, which of the following interventions should the nurse suggest? ●