MATERNAL NEWBORN ATI ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor and is
scheduled to undergo an amniocentesis. The nurse should evaluate
which of the following tests to assess fetal lung maturity?
a. Alpha-feroprotein (AFP)
b. Lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
c. Kleihauer-Betke test
d. Indirect Coombs' test.
Answer: B.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and undergoing a
non-stress test. The client asks why the nurse is using an acoustic
vibration device. Which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
a. "It is used to stimulate uterine contractions."
b. "It will decrease the incidence of uterine contractions."
c. "It lulls the fetus to sleep."
,d. "It awakens a sleeping fetus.".
Answer: D.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who is pregnant about the
amniocentesis procedure. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "You will lay on your right side during the procedure."
b. "You should not eat anything for 24 hours prior to the procedure."
c. "You should empty your bladder prior to the procedure."
d. "The test is done to determine gestational age.".
Answer: C.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is to undergo a
contraction stress test. Which of the following findings are
indications for this procedure? (SATA)
a. Decreased fetal movement
b. Intrauterine growth restriction
c. Postmaturity
d. Placenta previa
e. Amniotic fluid emboli.
Answer: A., B., C.
,◉ A nurse in the ED is caring for a client who reports abrupt, sharp,
right-sided lower quadrant abdominal pain and bright red vaginal
bleeding. The client states she missed one menstrual cycle and
cannot be pregnant because she has an intrauterine device. The
nurse should suspect which of the following?
a. Missed abortion
b. Ectopic pregnancy
c. Severe pre-eclampsia
d. Hydatidiform mole.
Answer: B.
◉ A nurse is providing care for a client who is diagnosed with a
marginal abruptio placentae. The nurse is aware that which of the
following findings are risk factors for developing the condition?
(SATA)
a. Fetal position
b. Blunt abdominal trauma
c. Cocaine use
d. Maternal age
e. Cigarette smoking.
Answer: B., C., E.
, ◉ A nurse is providing care for a client who is at 32 weeks of
gestation and who has a placenta previa. The nurse notes that the
client is actively bleeding. Which of the following types of
medications should the nurse anticipate the provider will prescribe?
a. Betamethasone
b. Indomethacin
c. Nifedipine
d. Methylergonovine.
Answer: A.
◉ A nurse at an antepartum clinic is caring for a client who is at 4
months of gestation. The client reports continued nausea and
vomiting and scant, prune-colored discharge. She has experienced
no weight loss and has a fundal height larger than expected. Which
of the following complications should the nurse suspect?
a. Hyperemesis gravidarum
b. Threatened abortion
c. Hydatidiform mole
d. Pre-term labor.
Answer: C.
SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor and is
scheduled to undergo an amniocentesis. The nurse should evaluate
which of the following tests to assess fetal lung maturity?
a. Alpha-feroprotein (AFP)
b. Lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
c. Kleihauer-Betke test
d. Indirect Coombs' test.
Answer: B.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and undergoing a
non-stress test. The client asks why the nurse is using an acoustic
vibration device. Which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
a. "It is used to stimulate uterine contractions."
b. "It will decrease the incidence of uterine contractions."
c. "It lulls the fetus to sleep."
,d. "It awakens a sleeping fetus.".
Answer: D.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who is pregnant about the
amniocentesis procedure. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "You will lay on your right side during the procedure."
b. "You should not eat anything for 24 hours prior to the procedure."
c. "You should empty your bladder prior to the procedure."
d. "The test is done to determine gestational age.".
Answer: C.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is to undergo a
contraction stress test. Which of the following findings are
indications for this procedure? (SATA)
a. Decreased fetal movement
b. Intrauterine growth restriction
c. Postmaturity
d. Placenta previa
e. Amniotic fluid emboli.
Answer: A., B., C.
,◉ A nurse in the ED is caring for a client who reports abrupt, sharp,
right-sided lower quadrant abdominal pain and bright red vaginal
bleeding. The client states she missed one menstrual cycle and
cannot be pregnant because she has an intrauterine device. The
nurse should suspect which of the following?
a. Missed abortion
b. Ectopic pregnancy
c. Severe pre-eclampsia
d. Hydatidiform mole.
Answer: B.
◉ A nurse is providing care for a client who is diagnosed with a
marginal abruptio placentae. The nurse is aware that which of the
following findings are risk factors for developing the condition?
(SATA)
a. Fetal position
b. Blunt abdominal trauma
c. Cocaine use
d. Maternal age
e. Cigarette smoking.
Answer: B., C., E.
, ◉ A nurse is providing care for a client who is at 32 weeks of
gestation and who has a placenta previa. The nurse notes that the
client is actively bleeding. Which of the following types of
medications should the nurse anticipate the provider will prescribe?
a. Betamethasone
b. Indomethacin
c. Nifedipine
d. Methylergonovine.
Answer: A.
◉ A nurse at an antepartum clinic is caring for a client who is at 4
months of gestation. The client reports continued nausea and
vomiting and scant, prune-colored discharge. She has experienced
no weight loss and has a fundal height larger than expected. Which
of the following complications should the nurse suspect?
a. Hyperemesis gravidarum
b. Threatened abortion
c. Hydatidiform mole
d. Pre-term labor.
Answer: C.
