ATI RN
ATI Maternal Newborn 2020 with NGN Questions
Extract:
Preparing to administer metronidazole 2 g PO with 500 mg tablets
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer metronidazole 2 g PO. The amount available is 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: 2,000 mg (2 g) ÷ 500 mg = 4 tablets, rounded to the nearest whole number.
Extract:
A client who is postpartum with excessive vaginal bleeding and a boggy uterus
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum. The client is experiencing excessive vaginal bleeding and has a boggy uterus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fundal massage is the first action to address uterine atony, which causes a boggy uterus and bleeding, by promoting contraction, before medications, bladder emptying, or oxygen.
Extract:
A client in the first trimester of pregnancy
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about how to minimize nausea in the first trimester of pregnancy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give to the client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Eating dry toast before rising stabilizes the stomach, reducing morning sickness, unlike high-fat snacks (worsen nausea), limiting snacks (increases nausea), or water with meals (less effective).
Extract:
A client who is at 6 weeks of gestation
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about laboratory testing with a client who is at 6 weeks of gestation. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Group B strep screening occurs at 36 weeks to guide labor prophylaxis, unlike frequent urine specimens, early alpha-fetoprotein (15-20 weeks), or diabetes screening (24-28 weeks).
Extract:
A newborn whose mother has gestational diabetes with a blood glucose level of 30 mg/dL and asymptomatic
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn whose mother has gestational diabetes. The newborn has a blood glucose level of 30 mg/dL and is asymptomatic. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Encouraging feeding raises blood glucose in an asymptomatic newborn, avoiding invasive glucagon, ketone checks (irrelevant), or delayed rechecking (risks worsening hypoglycemia).