ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
A client who delivered a healthy term newborn via cesarean birth
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who delivered a healthy term newborn via cesarean birth. The client asks the nurse, 'Is there a chance that I could deliver my next baby without having a cesarean section?' Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The incision type, like low transverse, determines VBAC eligibility. Repeat cesareans aren't always safer, deferring entirely to the doctor avoids education, and dismissing concerns is unhelpful.
Extract:
A client who experienced a cesarean birth due to dysfunctional labor
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a cesarean birth due to dysfunctional labor. The client states that she is disappointed that she did not have natural childbirth. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Empathizing with her sadness validates her feelings. Future delivery promises, sexual activity, or baby health focus dismiss her emotional needs.
Extract:
A client who is at 6 weeks of gestation with her first pregnancy
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 6 weeks of gestation with her first pregnancy and asks the nurse when she can expect to experience quickening. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Quickening, the first fetal movements felt, occurs between 16-20 weeks (fourth to fifth months). It's not by the first trimester's end, last trimester, or tied to uterine position.
Extract:
A client who is in active labor and notes late decelerations in the FHR
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late decelerations in the FHR. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Left lateral positioning improves uteroplacental blood flow to address late decelerations from insufficiency. Oxygen, scalp electrodes, and IV fluids are secondary steps.
Extract:
A client who delivered a healthy term newborn via cesarean birth
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who delivered a healthy term newborn via cesarean birth. The client asks the nurse, 'Is there a chance that I could deliver my next baby without having a cesarean section?' Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The incision type, like low transverse, determines VBAC eligibility. Repeat cesareans aren't always safer, deferring entirely to the doctor avoids education, and dismissing concerns is unhelpful.