ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
A client who is to undergo an amniotomy
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is to undergo an amniotomy. Which of the following is the priority nursing action immediately following this procedure?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assessing fetal heart rate post-amniotomy detects distress from cord compression or other issues. Temperature, fluid documentation, and tenderness checks are secondary.
Extract:
A client in her seventh month of pregnancy feeling dizzy when lying flat.
Question 2 of 5
In a client's seventh month of pregnancy, she reports feeling 'dizzy, like I'm going to pass out, when I lie down flat on my back'. The nurse explains that this is due to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Supine hypotensive syndrome from uterine compression of major vessels causes dizziness, unlike anemia, diaphragmatic pressure, or blood volume changes.
Extract:
A woman being treated for preterm labor with magnesium sulfate.
Question 3 of 5
A woman is being treated for preterm labor with magnesium sulfate. Which finding by the nurse indicates magnesium sulfate toxicity?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Absent patellar reflexes signal magnesium toxicity, risking neuromuscular depression, unlike normal respiratory rate, flushing, or fetal heart rate.
Extract:
A postpartum client approximately 6 hours after delivery.
Question 4 of 5
When the nurse is assessing a postpartum client approximately 6 hours after delivery, which finding would warrant further investigation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A heart rate of 115 suggests possible hemorrhage or dehydration, requiring further assessment, unlike normal postpartum findings like lochia or sweating.
Extract:
A client who might be pregnant
Question 5 of 5
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who states that she might be pregnant because she feels the baby moving. How does the nurse classify this statement by the client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Quickening is a subjective, presumptive sign of pregnancy, not definitive like positive signs (e.g., ultrasound) or objective probable signs (e.g., pregnancy test).