ATI RN
ATI NURS 37500 Maternal Newborn exam 3 Questions
Extract:
Newborn immediately following birth
Question 1 of 5
A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a newborn immediately following birth. Which of the following actions by the nurse reduces evaporative heat loss by the newborn?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Drying the skin directly reduces evaporative heat loss, critical for maintaining newborn temperature.
Extract:
An infant grabbing things with their entire hand before developing a pincer grasp
Question 2 of 5
An infant grabbing things with their entire hand before developing a pincer grasp is an example of what direction of growth?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Proximodistal development describes growth from the center outward, as seen in infants using a palmar grasp before a pincer grasp.
Extract:
A newborn born to a mother with gestational diabetes, large for gestational age
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born to a mother with gestational diabetes. The newborn is large for gestational age. The nurse should recognize which of the following newborn complications as the priority focus of care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypoglycemia is a priority due to fetal hyperinsulinemia from maternal diabetes, risking neurological complications.
Extract:
Newborn immediately following birth
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn immediately following birth. After assuring a patent airway, what is the priority nursing action?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Drying the skin prevents hypothermia by reducing evaporative heat loss, a priority after ensuring a patent airway.
Extract:
Child undergoing abdominal assessment
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a child. Identify the sequence the nurse should follow.
Correct Answer: A,B,D,C
Rationale: Sequence: Inspection (visual exam), Auscultation (bowel sounds), Superficial palpation (tenderness), Deep palpation (organ assessment).