ATI RN
ATI Maternal Newborn 2020 with NGN Questions
Extract:
A client in the first trimester of pregnancy
Question 1 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:
Preparing to administer metronidazole 2 g PO with 500 mg tablets
Question 2 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 receiving epidural anesthesia
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is receiving epidural anesthesia. Which of the following findings indicates an adverse effect of this method of pain management?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tachypnea may indicate high epidural spread affecting respiratory muscles, a serious adverse effect, unlike tachycardia, fever, or hypertension, which are less specific.
Extract:
A client who delivered vaginally 3 hr ago
Question 4 of 5
A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for a client who delivered vaginally 3 hr ago. Which of the following manifestations is a possible indication of postpartum hemorrhage?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Elevated respiratory rate (32/min) may signal compensation for blood loss in hemorrhage, unlike fever (infection), normal pulse, or high BP (pain/anxiety).
Extract:
A client with an unruptured ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of gestation
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is experiencing an unruptured ectopic pregnancy that is at 8 weeks of gestation. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Methotrexate stops trophoblastic growth in early ectopic pregnancy, unlike terbutaline (preterm labor), magnesium (preeclampsia), or calcium (magnesium toxicity).