ATI LPN
ATI LPN Maternal Newborn Exam Questions
Extract:
Client with gestational diabetes, blood glucose 48 mg/dL, feeling shaky, sweaty, blurred vision.
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has gestational diabetes and reports feeling shaky, sweaty, and having blurred vision. The client's blood glucose level is 48 mg/dL. Which of the following foods should the nurse give to the client? (Select all that apply)
Correct Answer: A,B,E
Rationale: Regular soda, hard candies, and honey provide rapidly absorbed simple sugars to correct hypoglycemia effectively.
Extract:
Client in her first trimester with no immunity to rubella.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about immunizations with a woman in her first trimester of pregnancy whose diagnostic testing indicates she does not have immunity to rubella. The nurse should recommend that the client receive a measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine at which of the following times?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Administering the MMR vaccine post-delivery avoids risks to the fetus from live vaccines while providing immunity for future pregnancies.
Extract:
Newborn whose mother is positive for hepatitis B surface antigen.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn whose mother is positive for the hepatitis B surface antigen. Which of the following treatments should the infant receive?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Administering hepatitis B immune globulin and the vaccine within 12 hours of birth provides passive and active immunity against hepatitis B infection.
Extract:
Client who is at 38 weeks of gestation with severe preeclampsia.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and has severe preeclampsia. When collecting data from the client, the nurse should expect which of the following findings?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Severe, persistent headache is a common symptom of severe preeclampsia, often unresponsive to usual treatments, indicating neurological involvement.
Extract:
Client who is pregnant, taking iron supplements, reports black stools without abdominal pain or cramping.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is speaking on the phone to a client who is pregnant and taking iron supplements for iron-deficiency anemia. The client reports that her stools are black but she has no abdominal pain or cramping. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Black stools are an expected side effect of iron supplements due to iron reacting with sulfur in the digestive tract, requiring no immediate intervention.