ATI RN
ATI Custom Maternal Newborn Questions
Extract:
Newborns in nursery
Question 1 of 5
A nurse receives handoff report. Which newborn should the nurse assess first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A respiratory rate of 78 breaths/minute indicates tachypnea, suggesting potential respiratory distress, which requires immediate assessment.
Extract:
Newborn boy, 1 minute after birth, heart rate 138 bpm, vigorous crying, spontaneous movement, pink skin with bluish hands and feet
Question 2 of 5
Erin gives birth to a boy. The nurse notes the following on the baby at 1 minute: heart rate is 138 bpm, loud vigorous crying, spontaneous movement and flexion of the extremities, and pink skin color except for a bluish color of the hands and feet. What Apgar score will be assigned to the baby?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The baby scores 2 for heart rate (>100 bpm), 2 for respiratory effort (vigorous crying), 2 for muscle tone (spontaneous movement), 2 for reflex irritability (crying), and 1 for color (acrocyanosis), totaling an Apgar score of 8.
Extract:
Infant being weighed
Question 3 of 5
The correct answer is choice A, which is to ensure that conductive heat loss from the infant is minimal
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A covering on the scale tray minimizes conductive heat loss by preventing direct contact with the cold scale surface, critical for maintaining the infant's temperature.
Extract:
Newborns in nursery
Question 4 of 5
A nurse receives handoff report. Which newborn should the nurse assess first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A respiratory rate of 78 breaths/minute indicates tachypnea, suggesting potential respiratory distress, which requires immediate assessment.
Extract:
Woman in labor, vacuum extraction
Question 5 of 5
A maternal indication for the use of vacuum extraction is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Maternal exhaustion indicates vacuum extraction to assist delivery when the mother cannot push effectively, reducing fatigue and distress.