ATI RN
ATI Custom Maternal Newborn Questions
Extract:
Infant being weighed
Question 1 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:
Infant with axillary temperature of 35.9C (96.6F)
Question 2 of 5
An infant's axillary temperature is 35.9C (96.6F). The priority nursing action is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The low temperature indicates hypothermia, and placing the infant in a radiant warmer is the priority to stabilize body temperature and prevent complications.
Extract:
Primigravida client in second stage of labor, moaning and screaming, husband requests pain medication
Question 3 of 5
A primigravida client in the second stage of labor has been moaning, screaming, and generally vocal throughout her labor. Her husband is distraught seeing his wife this way and asks the nurse for more pain medication for her. What is the nurse's best response?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assisting with breathing and imagery techniques provides nonpharmacological pain relief and supports the client's coping mechanisms, which is appropriate as vocalizing is a normal way to express pain during labor.
Extract:
Student nurse learning about milk production
Question 4 of 5
The student nurse learns that the hormone necessary for milk production is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Prolactin, secreted by the pituitary gland, is responsible for milk production, especially after delivery when estrogen and progesterone levels drop.
Extract:
Newborn, 2 days old, lost 6 ounces since birth
Question 5 of 5
A mother is upset because her newborn has lost 6 ounces since birth 2 days ago. The nurse informs the mother that it is normal for a newborn to lose which percentage of their birth weight within the first week of life?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: 5% to 10% of their birth weight is correct because this range is within the normal limits for a newborn weight loss. Newborns lose some weight due to insufficient caloric intake, fluid loss, and metabolic adjustments in the first week after birth.