ATI RN
ATI Maternal Newborn Final Exam Questions
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer liquid mycostatin 600,000 units PO TID. Available is mycostatin 100,000 units/mL.
Question 1 of 5
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
To administer 600,000 units with mycostatin at 100,000 units/mL, divide 600,000 by 100,000, yielding 6 mL per dose.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client during the first trimester of pregnancy. After reviewing the client's blood work, the nurse notices she does not have immunity to rubella.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following times should the nurse understand is recommended for rubella immunization?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rubella immunization is recommended post-delivery to avoid risks to the fetus from the live virus vaccine, unlike during pregnancy or conception attempts.
Extract:
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 23 weeks of gestation and will return to the facility in 2 days for an amniocentesis.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Emptying the bladder before amniocentesis reduces the risk of puncture and improves ultrasound visualization, unlike fasting, bowel prep, or washing, which are not standard requirements.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is a primigravida, at term, and having contractions but is stating that she is 'not really sure if she is in labor or not.'
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following should the nurse recognize as a sign of true labor?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cervical changes (effacement and dilation) are the most reliable sign of true labor, unlike contraction patterns, station, or membrane rupture, which are less definitive.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a newborn delivered by vaginal birth with vacuum assist. The newborn's mother asks about the swollen area on her son's head. After palpation to identify that the swelling crosses the suture line.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caput succedaneum, swelling crossing suture lines from delivery pressure, is common in vacuum-assisted births, unlike Mongolian spots, erythema toxicum, or cephalohematoma, which is confined by sutures.