ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
A woman being treated for preterm labor with magnesium sulfate.
Question 1 of 5
A woman is being treated for preterm labor with magnesium sulfate. Which finding by the nurse indicates magnesium sulfate toxicity?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Absent patellar reflexes signal magnesium toxicity, risking neuromuscular depression, unlike normal respiratory rate, flushing, or fetal heart rate.
Extract:
A client who has rubella at the time of delivery
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has rubella at the time of delivery and asks why her newborn is being placed in isolation. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Newborns of mothers with rubella may shed the virus, requiring isolation to prevent spread. Encephalitis, immune suppression, and TORCH categorization are not the primary reasons.
Extract:
A client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy and asks the nurse if she can continue to exercise during pregnancy. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Moderate exercise like jogging is safe with hydration and temperature control. Saunas risk hyperthermia, stretching-only limits benefits, and avoiding exercise is incorrect.
Extract:
A client who is at 18 weeks of gestation
Question 4 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:
Clients in the antenatal clinic
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is teaching about fetal development to a group of clients in the antenatal clinic. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The heartbeat is visible by ultrasound at 6 weeks and audible by Doppler at 8-9 weeks. Quickening occurs at 16-25 weeks, sex is identifiable later, and lanugo peaks earlier.