ATI RN
ATI Custom Maternal Newborn Questions
Extract:
Client at 40 weeks gestation, active labor, 6 cm cervical dilation, 100% effacement, blood pressure 82/52 mm Hg
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 40 weeks gestation and is in active labor. The client has 6 cm of cervical dilation and 100% cervical effacement. The nurse obtains the client's blood pressure reading as 82/52 mm Hg. Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse perform?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assisting the client to turn onto her side can improve blood flow to the placenta and increase fetal oxygenation, addressing hypotension which is a common cause of decreased uteroplacental perfusion.
Extract:
New mother, postpartum period
Question 2 of 5
Choose the sign or symptom that a new mother should be taught to report:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reappearance of red lochia after it becomes serous may indicate uterine atony or retained placental fragments, requiring immediate reporting.
Extract:
Pregnant woman educated about placental hormones
Question 3 of 5
After teaching a pregnant woman about the hormones produced by the placenta, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the woman identifies which hormone produced as being the basis for pregnancy tests?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced by the fertilized egg and detected in pregnancy tests, indicating fertilization and implantation.
Extract:
Mother in labor, nonreassuring fetal heart rate pattern, lying on left side
Question 4 of 5
The nurse notes a nonreassuring pattern of the fetal heart rate. The mother is already lying on her left side. What nursing action is indicated?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Placing a wedge under the left hip is a common intervention to improve uteroplacental blood flow by tilting the uterus off the vena cava, enhancing venous return and cardiac output, which can positively affect fetal oxygenation.
Extract:
WIC program
Question 5 of 5
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program provides
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: WIC provides supplemental food supplies to low-income pregnant or breastfeeding women and children up to age 5 at nutritional risk.