ATI RN
ATI Capstone Week 11 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and has an external fetal monitor. The nurse observes early decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Early decelerations mirror contractions and indicate benign fetal head compression. Umbilical cord compression causes variable decelerations, uteroplacental insufficiency causes late decelerations, and maternal bradycardia is unrelated.
Question 2 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: B
Rationale: Quickening occurs between 16–20 weeks (fourth to fifth months). It is not felt in the first trimester, last trimester, or tied to uterine rise.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse has accepted a position on a pediatric unit and is learning about psychosocial development. Place Erikson's stages of psychosocial development in order from birth to adolescence.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D,E
Rationale: Erikson's stages: Trust vs. mistrust (birth–18 months), Autonomy vs. shame and doubt (18 months–3 years), Initiative vs. guilt (3–6 years), Industry vs. inferiority (6–12 years), Identity vs. role confusion (adolescence).
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is triaging clients in an urgent care clinic. Which of the following clients should the nurse have the provider care for immediately?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Diaphoresis and epigastric pain suggest a myocardial infarction, requiring immediate care. Lacerations, slurred speech, and sunburn are less urgent.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is reviewing the health record of a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation. The history includes one pregnancy terminated by elective abortion at 9 weeks; the birth of twins at 36 weeks; and a spontaneous abortion at 15 weeks. According to the GTPAL system, which of the following describes the client's current status?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: GTPAL: G=4 (current pregnancy, twins, two abortions), T=2 (twins at 36 weeks), P=0 (no preterm), A=2 (elective and spontaneous abortions), L=2 (living twins).