ATI RN
Possible Complications in Early Pregnancy Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is performing health education with a woman who has just learned that she is pregnant. The nurse has explained the concept of teratogenic drugs and emphasized the need to have her care provider assess any medications she should consider taking. The nurse should teach the woman that drug-induced teratogenicity is most likely to occur at what point in her pregnancy?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse should reply to a pregnant woman experiencing significant nausea and vomiting by stating:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C because it is a common occurrence for nausea and vomiting to improve by the beginning of the second trimester of pregnancy. This is due to hormonal changes and adjustments in the body. Option D is not the correct answer as the improvement usually occurs earlier than when the baby starts to move. Option A is not relevant to the situation, and option B is inaccurate as nausea and vomiting typically improve before the third trimester.
Question 3 of 5
When examining the face of a woman who is 28 weeks pregnant, the nurse notices the presence of a butterfly-shaped increase in pigmentation on the face. The proper term for this finding in the documentation is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B because chloasma is the medical term for a butterfly-shaped increase in pigmentation on the face. While it is also known as the mask of pregnancy, the nurse should use the correct medical term in documentation. Striae refers to stretch marks, and linea nigra is a hyperpigmented line on the abdomen.
Question 4 of 5
When auscultating the anterior thorax of a pregnant woman, the nurse notices the presence of a murmur over the second, third, and fourth intercostal spaces. The murmur is continuous but can be obliterated by pressure with the stethoscope or finger on the thorax just lateral to the murmur. The nurse interprets this finding to be:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
When performing an examination of a woman who is 34 weeks pregnant, the nurse notices a midline linear protrusion in the abdomen over the area of the rectus abdominis muscles as the woman raises her head and shoulders off of the bed. Which response by the nurse is correct?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.