ATI CAPSTONE MATERNAL,
NEWBORN, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has hydrocephalus. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse expect to find?
Over-riding suture
lines Dilated scalp
veins Hypertension
A backward sloping appearance of the ( correct answers )
forehead veins; Dilated scalp
Manifestations of hydrocephalus in newborns include dilated scalp veins,
separated sutures, and, in late infancy, frontal enlargement.
A nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who has nasogastric tube and who
recently began intermittent gavage feedings of formula. The nurse notes
increased abdominal distention, lethargy, bloody stools, and increasing
gastric residuals before feedings. The nurse should suspect which of the
following?
Overstimulation
Necrotizing
enterocolitis
Need for placement
of a gastrostomy
tube
Intraventricular
hemorrhage
( correct answers )
Elevate the client's legs.
Necrotizing
Position the client on her
side.
enterocolitis;
Administer oxygen via face mask. ( correct answers ) Position the client
Increase
Premature the infusion who
newborns rate are
of the IV on
formula her
fed are much more likely to contract
fluid.
this acute inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal mucosa.
Late decelerations stem from decreased blood perfusion to the placenta or
side;
compression of the
A nurse is caring forplacenta. A position
a client who change
is in active should
labor increase
and notes lateperfusion or
decrease
decelerationcompression,
in the FHR.and it isof
Which the first
the intervention
following the
actions nursethe
should should try.
nurse
The greatest
take first? risk to the client is fetal
GRADED
A+
, hypoxia, so the priority action is the one that has the best chance of
improving fetal perfusion.
A nurse is admitting a client who is at 36 weeks gestation and has
painless, bright red vaginal bleeding. The nurse should recognize this
finding as an indication of which of the following conditions?
Abruptio
placentae
Placenta previa
Precipitous labor ( correct answers ) Placenta
Threatened previa;
abortion bright red vaginal bleeding in the second or third trimester is a
Painless,
manifestation of placenta previa.
A nurse is admitting a term newborn following a cesarean birth. The nurse
observes that the newborn's skin is slightly yellow. The finding indicates the
newborn is experiencing a complication related to which of the following?
Maternal/newborn blood group
incompatibility Absence of vitamin K
Physiologic jaundice
Maternal cocaine abuse ( correct answers ) Maternal/newborn blood
group incompatibility;
Maternal/newborn blood group incompatibility is the most common form of
pathologic jaundice and the jaundice appears within the first 24 hr of life.
A nurse is planning care for a client who is 2 hrs postpartum following a
cesarean birth. The client has a history of thromboembolic disease. Which of
the following nursing interventions should be included in the plan of care?
Apply warm, moist heat to the client's lower
extremities. Massage the client's posterior lower
legs.
Place pillows under the client's knees when
resting in bed.
Have the client ambulate.
( correct answers ) Have the client
ambulate;
Venous stasis is a major cause of thrombophlebitis. To prevent clot
formation, have the client ambulate as soon as she can after delivery and as
often as possible.
A nurse is planning care for a newborn who has a new diagnosis of
phenylketonuria (PKU). Which of the following actions should be included
in the plan of care?
GRADED
Initiate
A+ a controlled low-protein diet.
Educate parents on blood glucose
monitoring. Administer thyroid hormone
replacement.
NEWBORN, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has hydrocephalus. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse expect to find?
Over-riding suture
lines Dilated scalp
veins Hypertension
A backward sloping appearance of the ( correct answers )
forehead veins; Dilated scalp
Manifestations of hydrocephalus in newborns include dilated scalp veins,
separated sutures, and, in late infancy, frontal enlargement.
A nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who has nasogastric tube and who
recently began intermittent gavage feedings of formula. The nurse notes
increased abdominal distention, lethargy, bloody stools, and increasing
gastric residuals before feedings. The nurse should suspect which of the
following?
Overstimulation
Necrotizing
enterocolitis
Need for placement
of a gastrostomy
tube
Intraventricular
hemorrhage
( correct answers )
Elevate the client's legs.
Necrotizing
Position the client on her
side.
enterocolitis;
Administer oxygen via face mask. ( correct answers ) Position the client
Increase
Premature the infusion who
newborns rate are
of the IV on
formula her
fed are much more likely to contract
fluid.
this acute inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal mucosa.
Late decelerations stem from decreased blood perfusion to the placenta or
side;
compression of the
A nurse is caring forplacenta. A position
a client who change
is in active should
labor increase
and notes lateperfusion or
decrease
decelerationcompression,
in the FHR.and it isof
Which the first
the intervention
following the
actions nursethe
should should try.
nurse
The greatest
take first? risk to the client is fetal
GRADED
A+
, hypoxia, so the priority action is the one that has the best chance of
improving fetal perfusion.
A nurse is admitting a client who is at 36 weeks gestation and has
painless, bright red vaginal bleeding. The nurse should recognize this
finding as an indication of which of the following conditions?
Abruptio
placentae
Placenta previa
Precipitous labor ( correct answers ) Placenta
Threatened previa;
abortion bright red vaginal bleeding in the second or third trimester is a
Painless,
manifestation of placenta previa.
A nurse is admitting a term newborn following a cesarean birth. The nurse
observes that the newborn's skin is slightly yellow. The finding indicates the
newborn is experiencing a complication related to which of the following?
Maternal/newborn blood group
incompatibility Absence of vitamin K
Physiologic jaundice
Maternal cocaine abuse ( correct answers ) Maternal/newborn blood
group incompatibility;
Maternal/newborn blood group incompatibility is the most common form of
pathologic jaundice and the jaundice appears within the first 24 hr of life.
A nurse is planning care for a client who is 2 hrs postpartum following a
cesarean birth. The client has a history of thromboembolic disease. Which of
the following nursing interventions should be included in the plan of care?
Apply warm, moist heat to the client's lower
extremities. Massage the client's posterior lower
legs.
Place pillows under the client's knees when
resting in bed.
Have the client ambulate.
( correct answers ) Have the client
ambulate;
Venous stasis is a major cause of thrombophlebitis. To prevent clot
formation, have the client ambulate as soon as she can after delivery and as
often as possible.
A nurse is planning care for a newborn who has a new diagnosis of
phenylketonuria (PKU). Which of the following actions should be included
in the plan of care?
GRADED
Initiate
A+ a controlled low-protein diet.
Educate parents on blood glucose
monitoring. Administer thyroid hormone
replacement.
