ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
A woman has just entered the third stage of labor.
Question 1 of 5
A woman has just entered the third stage of labor. The nurse would focus care on which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The third stage involves placental delivery and ensuring uterine contraction to prevent hemorrhage, which is the priority over post-delivery assessments or comfort measures.
Extract:
A client who is at 18 weeks of gestation
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 18 weeks of gestation. The client tells the nurse that she felt fluttering movements in her abdomen 3 days ago. The nurse should interpret this finding as which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fluttering at 18 weeks is quickening, the first felt fetal movements. Ballottement is an exam technique, chloasma is skin pigmentation, and lightening is late-pregnancy fetal descent.
Extract:
Parents of a newborn treated for bacterial septicemia.
Question 3 of 5
The parents of a newborn who is being treated for bacterial septicemia ask the nurse why their baby didn't seem very ill. The best response of the nurse is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Newborns' immature immune systems cause subtle sepsis symptoms, making early detection challenging, unlike the misleading or incorrect other options.
Extract:
A client who experienced a cesarean birth due to dysfunctional labor
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a cesarean birth due to dysfunctional labor. The client states that she is disappointed that she did not have natural childbirth. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Empathizing with her sadness validates her feelings. Future delivery promises, sexual activity, or baby health focus dismiss her emotional needs.
Extract:
A client who is to undergo an amniotomy
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is to undergo an amniotomy. Which of the following is the priority nursing action immediately following this procedure?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assessing fetal heart rate post-amniotomy detects distress from cord compression or other issues. Temperature, fluid documentation, and tenderness checks are secondary.