ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
A client who asks what her estimated date of delivery will be if her last menstrual period was May 4, 2015
Question 1 of 5
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who asks what her estimated date of delivery will be if her last menstrual period was May 4, 2015. The nurse uses Naegele's Rule to calculate the correct EDD:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Naegele's Rule: Add 7 days to May 4, 2015 (May 11), subtract 3 months (February 11, 2016). Other dates misapply the rule.
Extract:
A newborn developing sepsis.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following would the nurse expect to find in a newborn who is developing sepsis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sepsis in newborns presents with temperature instability and lethargy due to systemic infection, unlike the normal or unrelated findings in other options.
Extract:
Parents of a child diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
Question 3 of 5
Parents have been told their child has fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Which statement by a parent indicates that additional teaching is required?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Newborn rash is unrelated to FAS, unlike facial anomalies, withdrawal, or intellectual risks, indicating a need for further education.
Extract:
A client who is in the first stage of labor, undergoing external fetal monitoring, and receiving IV fluid
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor, undergoing external fetal monitoring, and receiving IV fluid. The nurse observes variable decelerations in the fetal heart rate on the monitor strip. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this finding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Variable decelerations result from umbilical cord compression, reducing blood flow. Narcotics may cause other patterns, head compression causes early decelerations, and insufficiency causes late decelerations.
Extract:
The nurse is performing a newborn physical assessment.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is performing a newborn physical assessment and is about to elicit the Moro reflex. Which of the following responses should the nurse expect to see?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Moro reflex involves arm and leg extension then adduction when startled, indicating neurological health, unlike the other reflexes described.