ATI- Maternity Practice Test A Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
A nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes
mellitus and is experiencing hyperglycemia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Reports increased urinary output
B) Diaphoresis
C) Reports blurred vision
D) Shallow respirations - Correct Answer ✅A) Reports
increased urinary output
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of
thirst, abdominal pain, constipation, drowsiness, and
headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other
manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor,
urine positive for sugar and acetone, and a blood glucose
level greater than 200 mg/dL.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 22 weeks gestation and
is HIV positive. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A) Administer penicillin G 2.4 million units IM to the client.
,ATI- Maternity Practice Test A Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
B) Instruct the client to schedule an annual pelvic
examination.
C) Tell the client she will start medication for HIV immediately
after delivery.
D) Report the client's condition to the local health
department. - Correct Answer ✅D) Report the client's
condition to the local health department.
The nurse should report the condition to the local health
department. HIV is one of the conditions on the list of
Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to
be reported.
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for combined oral contraceptives. Which of the
following findings should the nurse include as an adverse
effect of this medication?
A) Depression
B) Polyuria
C) Hypotension
,ATI- Maternity Practice Test A Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
D) Urticaria - Correct Answer ✅A) Depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a
common adverse effect of combined oral contraceptives.
Other common adverse effects of the medication include
amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough
bleeding, and breast tenderness.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks
og gestation and has a new prescription for mistoprostol.
Which of the following instructions should a nurse include in
the teaching?
A) "I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the
medication."
B) "You will need a full bladder prior to the insertion of the
medication."
C) "Remain in a side-lying position for 15 minutes after the
medication is inserted."
D) "An antacid will be given 20 minutes prior to the insertion
of the medication." - Correct Answer ✅A) "I can administer
oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the medication."
, ATI- Maternity Practice Test A Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after
the last dose of misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered
following misoprostol for clients who have cervical ripening
and have not begun labor.
A nurse is caring for a prenatal cleint who has parvovirus
(5th's disease). Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A) Administer antiviral medication.
B) Schedule an ultrasound examination.
C) Administer Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.
D) Schedule an indirect Coombs' test. - Correct Answer ✅B)
Schedule an ultrasound examination.
The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to
monitor the fetus during the pregnancy to detect the possible
development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can cause
miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or
stillbirth.
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
A nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes
mellitus and is experiencing hyperglycemia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Reports increased urinary output
B) Diaphoresis
C) Reports blurred vision
D) Shallow respirations - Correct Answer ✅A) Reports
increased urinary output
Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of
thirst, abdominal pain, constipation, drowsiness, and
headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other
manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity breath odor,
urine positive for sugar and acetone, and a blood glucose
level greater than 200 mg/dL.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 22 weeks gestation and
is HIV positive. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A) Administer penicillin G 2.4 million units IM to the client.
,ATI- Maternity Practice Test A Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
B) Instruct the client to schedule an annual pelvic
examination.
C) Tell the client she will start medication for HIV immediately
after delivery.
D) Report the client's condition to the local health
department. - Correct Answer ✅D) Report the client's
condition to the local health department.
The nurse should report the condition to the local health
department. HIV is one of the conditions on the list of
Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to
be reported.
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for combined oral contraceptives. Which of the
following findings should the nurse include as an adverse
effect of this medication?
A) Depression
B) Polyuria
C) Hypotension
,ATI- Maternity Practice Test A Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
D) Urticaria - Correct Answer ✅A) Depression
The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a
common adverse effect of combined oral contraceptives.
Other common adverse effects of the medication include
amenorrhea, weight gain, headache, nausea, breakthrough
bleeding, and breast tenderness.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks
og gestation and has a new prescription for mistoprostol.
Which of the following instructions should a nurse include in
the teaching?
A) "I can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the
medication."
B) "You will need a full bladder prior to the insertion of the
medication."
C) "Remain in a side-lying position for 15 minutes after the
medication is inserted."
D) "An antacid will be given 20 minutes prior to the insertion
of the medication." - Correct Answer ✅A) "I can administer
oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the medication."
, ATI- Maternity Practice Test A Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update
2024)
The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after
the last dose of misoprostol. Oxytocin can be administered
following misoprostol for clients who have cervical ripening
and have not begun labor.
A nurse is caring for a prenatal cleint who has parvovirus
(5th's disease). Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A) Administer antiviral medication.
B) Schedule an ultrasound examination.
C) Administer Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.
D) Schedule an indirect Coombs' test. - Correct Answer ✅B)
Schedule an ultrasound examination.
The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to
monitor the fetus during the pregnancy to detect the possible
development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can cause
miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anemia, or
stillbirth.
