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ATI NUR223 Absection 4 Maternity Final Exam Questions
Extract:
A nurse is assisting a client with breastfeeding.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse explains that which of the following reflexes will promote the newborn to latch?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The rooting reflex prompts the newborn to turn toward a stimulus and open its mouth, aiding latching.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is gravida 1 and para 0, admitted at 38 weeks of gestation with a diagnosis of preeclampsia.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as inconsistent with preeclampsia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Deep tendon reflexes of +1 (normal or slightly increased) are inconsistent with preeclampsia, which typically presents with hyperreflexia due to central nervous system irritability.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 37 weeks of gestation and has placenta previa. The client asks why the provider does not do an internal examination.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following explanations of the primary reason should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Internal examination in placenta previa risks disrupting the placenta, causing severe hemorrhage due to its low-lying position over the cervix.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and finds the fundus slightly boggy and displaced to the right.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A boggy, displaced fundus indicates possible bladder distension; voiding relieves pressure, aiding uterine contraction.
Extract:
A nurse is preparing to administer vitamin K by IM injection to a newborn.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should administer the medication into which of the following muscles?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The vastus lateralis is a safe, accessible site with adequate muscle mass for IM injections in newborns.