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ATI Maternal Newborn Final Exam moitoso Questions
Extract:
Newborn being assessed for reflexes.
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn and assessing newborn reflexes. To elicit the Moro (or startle) reflex, the nurse should take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A sharp hand clap elicits the Moro reflex, causing the newborn to spread and then retract their arms.
Extract:
Nurse hears fetal heart rate dropping, interprets monitor strip.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is walking by a client's room and can hear the fetal heart rate dropping. The nurse observes the heartbeat and interprets the monitor strip as indicating which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A sudden drop in fetal heart rate suggests variable decelerations, typically caused by umbilical cord compression.
Extract:
A newborn client with a high-pitched cry, increased muscle tone, frequent yawning, poor feeding with projectile vomiting, and tachypnea.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn client. The assessment findings include a high-pitched cry, increased muscle tone, frequent yawning, poor feeding with projectile vomiting, and tachypnea. What condition does the nurse suspect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Neonatal abstinence syndrome is indicated by symptoms such as high-pitched crying, increased muscle tone, yawning, poor feeding with vomiting, and tachypnea, which are consistent with drug withdrawal in newborns exposed to opiates in utero.
Extract:
Client in preterm labor at 33 weeks, ordered betamethasone 12 mg IM every 24 hours.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted in preterm labor at 33 weeks gestation. The provider has ordered betamethasone 12 mg IM every 24 hours. Before administering the medication, what should the nurse include in client teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Betamethasone enhances fetal lung maturity by increasing surfactant production.
Extract:
Postpartum client at 4 weeks post-delivery asking about birth control.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a postpartum client who arrives at the clinic for her follow-up appointment 4 weeks after delivery. The client is asking about birth control options. What contraception option would you recommend as being the most reliable?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hormonal implants are highly reliable due to continuous contraception with minimal user error.