ATI LPN
ATI LPN Maternity OB Cohort 65 Exam Questions
Extract:
Client receiving oxytocin for labor induction.
Question 1 of 5
A major responsibility of the nurse caring for a patient receiving oxytocin for labor induction is to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tachysystole, defined as more than 5 contractions in 10 minutes, is a critical complication of oxytocin that can lead to fetal distress, making it a primary monitoring responsibility.
Extract:
Client at 28 weeks of gestation, received terbutaline.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and has received terbutaline. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Terbutaline, a tocolytic, relaxes the uterus, weakening preterm contractions to delay labor.
Extract:
Client pregnant.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is reviewing true labor vs false labor with a pregnant client. What statement by the client indicates teaching has been effective?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: False labor contractions often decrease with activity like walking, unlike true labor, which progresses with cervical changes.
Extract:
Client in second stage of labor.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is in the second stage of labor. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A 2-minute contraction is prolonged, risking reduced fetal blood flow and distress, requiring provider notification.
Extract:
Newborn delivered by vacuum extraction, has swelling on head crossing suture line. Mother asks about the swelling.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was delivered by vacuum extraction and has swelling on his head that crosses the suture line. The newborn's mother asks about the swelling on her newborn's head. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caput succedaneum is swelling of scalp soft tissues from vacuum extraction pressure, crossing suture lines, unlike cephalhematoma, which is blood collection not crossing sutures.