ATI LPN
ATI Custom Maternity Newborncare Questions
Extract:
Newborn being breastfed
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assisting a client with breastfeeding her newborn. The nurse should explain that which of the following reflexes will initiate sucking?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The rooting reflex triggers head-turning and mouth-opening when the cheek is stroked, facilitating breastfeeding.
Extract:
Newborn with swollen head area
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a newborn and notes a swollen area on the head that does not cross the suture line. The nurse should document this finding as which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cephalhematoma is swelling confined by suture lines, distinguishing it from caput succedaneum, which crosses them.
Extract:
Newborn immediately after birth
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn immediately after birth. Which of the following actions by the nurse reduces evaporative heat loss by the newborn?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Drying the skin removes amniotic fluid, preventing evaporative cooling, a key step to maintain newborn temperature.
Extract:
Newborn being fed iron-fortified formula
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent about using an iron-fortified formula to feed her newborn. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Newborns have limited iron metabolism capacity, requiring iron-fortified formula to meet developmental needs.
Extract:
Newborn fetus
Question 5 of 5
Which statement about fetal circulation is true?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Fetal circulation, with shunts like the foramen ovale, persists through labor's stress, transitioning to adult circulation after birth.