ATI RN
Maternal Newborn ATI Assessment Focused Review Questions
Extract:
Newborn with father concerned about bonding
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn whose father voices concerns about his ability to bond with his baby. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to facilitate bonding?
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Noting voice response, encouraging touch, and teaching caregiving enhance bonding; sleeping beside risks suffocation, and probing concerns is less immediate.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn whose father voices concerns about his ability to bond with his baby. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to facilitate bonding?
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Noting voice response, encouraging touch, and teaching caregiving enhance bonding; sleeping beside risks suffocation, and probing concerns is less immediate.
Extract:
Laboring client with ruptured membranes
Question 3 of 5
A laboring client's membranes have just ruptured. What is the nurse's next action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assessing fetal heart rate post-rupture detects distress from cord prolapse or fluid changes, prioritizing over blood pressure, temperature, or surgery.
Extract:
Parent of a newborn bottle feeding
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is teaching the parent of a newborn about bottle feeding. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates a need for further instruction?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tipping the nipple to introduce air increases gas and discomfort, requiring correction, unlike proper elevation, burping, or normal stools.
Extract:
Client in labor with late decelerations
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a laboring client and notes that the fetal heart rate begins to decelerate after the contraction has started. The lowest point of deceleration occurs after the peak of the contraction. What is the priority nursing action?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Changing position improves blood flow for late decelerations (uteroplacental insufficiency), unlike electrodes, amnioinfusion, or mislabeling as benign.