ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
A client who delivered a healthy term newborn via cesarean birth
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who delivered a healthy term newborn via cesarean birth. The client asks the nurse, 'Is there a chance that I could deliver my next baby without having a cesarean section?' Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The incision type, like low transverse, determines VBAC eligibility. Repeat cesareans aren't always safer, deferring entirely to the doctor avoids education, and dismissing concerns is unhelpful.
Extract:
Counseling a new mother about breast milk immunologic properties.
Question 2 of 5
An nurse is counseling a new mother about the immunologic properties of breast milk. The nurse emphasizes that breast milk is the main source of which specific immunoglobulin?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: IgA in breast milk, especially colostrum, protects the infant's gut mucosa, unlike IgG, IgE, or IgM which have lesser roles.
Extract:
A client who is undergoing external fetal monitoring
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in the labor and delivery unit is caring for a client who is undergoing external fetal monitoring. The nurse observes that the fetal heart rate begins to slow after the start of a contraction and the lowest rate occurs after the peak of the contraction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Late decelerations suggest uteroplacental insufficiency; lateral positioning improves blood flow. Oxygen, leg elevation, and IV fluids are secondary.
Extract:
A client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy and asks the nurse if she can continue to exercise during pregnancy. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Moderate exercise like jogging is safe with hydration and temperature control. Saunas risk hyperthermia, stretching-only limits benefits, and avoiding exercise is incorrect.
Extract:
A client who might be pregnant
Question 5 of 5
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who states that she might be pregnant because she feels the baby moving. How does the nurse classify this statement by the client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Quickening is a subjective, presumptive sign of pregnancy, not definitive like positive signs (e.g., ultrasound) or objective probable signs (e.g., pregnancy test).