ATI RN
Maternal and Newborn Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
A pregnant client is diagnosed with anemia. What dietary recommendation should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lean red meat is rich in iron, which is essential for managing anemia during pregnancy.
Question 2 of 5
During the first few minutes after birth which physiologic changes occurs in the newborn as response to vascular pressure changes in increased oxygen levels?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Immediately after birth, as the newborn takes its first breaths and transitions to breathing air, there is a rapid increase in oxygen levels in the blood. This sudden increase in oxygen causes the pulmonary vessels in the newborn's lungs to dilate. This dilation helps improve blood flow through the lungs, allowing for efficient exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The dilation of pulmonary vessels is a normal physiologic response to the changing environment in the newborn's body after birth.
Question 3 of 5
What is the nurse's role in supporting breastfeeding for a first-time mother?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Proper latching techniques help establish successful breastfeeding and prevent complications.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is monitoring a client in labor. The nurse suspects umbilical cord compression if which is noted on the external monitor tracing during a contraction?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Variable decelerations are a hallmark sign of umbilical cord compression, requiring immediate monitoring and intervention.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a 20-year-old mother who has had her first male child. Which statement by the mother demonstrates that she understands the discharge teaching regarding his circumcision?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Whitish-yellow drainage is normal and should not be removed.