ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
Counseling a new mother about breast milk immunologic properties.
Question 1 of 5
An nurse is counseling a new mother about the immunologic properties of breast milk. The nurse emphasizes that breast milk is the main source of which specific immunoglobulin?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: IgA in breast milk, especially colostrum, protects the infant's gut mucosa, unlike IgG, IgE, or IgM which have lesser roles.
Extract:
A client who experienced a cesarean birth due to dysfunctional labor
Question 2 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 might be pregnant
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who states that she might be pregnant because she feels the baby moving. How does the nurse classify this statement by the client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Quickening is a subjective, presumptive sign of pregnancy, not definitive like positive signs (e.g., ultrasound) or objective probable signs (e.g., pregnancy test).
Extract:
After the birth of a newborn.
Question 4 of 5
After the birth of a newborn, the nursing intervention that most effectively promotes parental attachment is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Skin-to-skin contact on the abdomen fosters bonding and breastfeeding, unlike interventions that separate mother and baby.
Extract:
A client who is a primigravida, at term, and having contractions
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is a primigravida, at term, and having contractions. The client states that she is 'not really sure if she is in labor or not.' Which of the following should the nurse recognize as the most reliable sign of true labor?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Progressive cervical effacement and dilation confirm true labor. Engagement, membrane rupture, and irregular contractions are less reliable indicators.