ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 1 Questions
Extract:
A client who is at 30 weeks of gestation with a blood pressure reading of 160/116 mm Hg and reports blurred vision and a persistent frontal headache.
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client at 30 weeks of gestation who has a blood pressure reading of 160/116 mm Hg and 4 hours previously it was 164/114 mm Hg. The client reports blurred vision and a persistent frontal headache. Which of the following complications of gestation should the nurse suspect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Severe hypertension with symptoms like blurred vision and headache indicates preeclampsia with severe features.
Extract:
A newly licensed nurse about embryonic nutrition.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about embryonic nutrition. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The yolk sac supplies nutrients early in development before placental function.
Extract:
A client who has eclampsia.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has eclampsia. Which of the following changes should the nurse recognize as being associated with eclampsia?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Poor spiral artery remodeling contributes to eclampsia's hypertensive pathology.
Extract:
A client following surgery for a molar pregnancy.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client following surgery for a molar pregnancy. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the discharge teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Heavy vaginal bleeding post-surgery requires prompt reporting to detect complications.
Extract:
A nurse preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors when transcribing a prescription. Which of the following examples should the nurse use to show appropriate transcription of a dosage of two tenths of a milligram?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 0.2 mg avoids trailing zeros, reducing transcription errors.