ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2026 Study Notes
ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2026 Study Notes
How to Use These Notes
These notes cover the four core areas of mmaternal-newborn nursing
(antepartum,intrapartum, postpartum, newborn), plus reproductive health,
pharmacology, and a high-yield numbers sheet. They are written around how
ATI tests: first actions,expected vs. unexpectedI findings, and what to report.
·HIGH-YIELD lines hold facts that show up most often in test items.
· PRIORITY lines hold emergencies and first actions—these drive
prioritization questions.
· Test-taking frame: when two answers look right, pick the one that
protects airway or perfusion first; assess before acting unless it's an
emergency.
, ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2026 Study Notes
Unit 1: Antepartum Care
Signs of Pregnancy
Category Meaning Examples
Presumptive Reported by the Amenorrhea, nausea/vomiting, breast
client; could have tenderness,fatigue,urinary
other causes frequency,quickening (16-20 wk)
Probable Observed by the Positive hCG test, Goodell sign (cervical
examiner;not proof softening), Chadwick sign (bluish
cervix),Hegar sign (lower uterine
softening),ballottement, Braxton
Hicks, uterine enlargement
Positive Can only be caused Fetal heart tones (Doppler~10-12 wk),
by a fetus fetus on ultrasound, fetal movement felt
by examiner
HIGH-YIELD:Presumptivve=Patient reports. Probable = Provider observes.
Positive=onlythe Baby can cause it.
Dating the Pregnancy & Obstetric History
2
ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2026 Study Notes
How to Use These Notes
These notes cover the four core areas of mmaternal-newborn nursing
(antepartum,intrapartum, postpartum, newborn), plus reproductive health,
pharmacology, and a high-yield numbers sheet. They are written around how
ATI tests: first actions,expected vs. unexpectedI findings, and what to report.
·HIGH-YIELD lines hold facts that show up most often in test items.
· PRIORITY lines hold emergencies and first actions—these drive
prioritization questions.
· Test-taking frame: when two answers look right, pick the one that
protects airway or perfusion first; assess before acting unless it's an
emergency.
, ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2026 Study Notes
Unit 1: Antepartum Care
Signs of Pregnancy
Category Meaning Examples
Presumptive Reported by the Amenorrhea, nausea/vomiting, breast
client; could have tenderness,fatigue,urinary
other causes frequency,quickening (16-20 wk)
Probable Observed by the Positive hCG test, Goodell sign (cervical
examiner;not proof softening), Chadwick sign (bluish
cervix),Hegar sign (lower uterine
softening),ballottement, Braxton
Hicks, uterine enlargement
Positive Can only be caused Fetal heart tones (Doppler~10-12 wk),
by a fetus fetus on ultrasound, fetal movement felt
by examiner
HIGH-YIELD:Presumptivve=Patient reports. Probable = Provider observes.
Positive=onlythe Baby can cause it.
Dating the Pregnancy & Obstetric History
2
