ATI RN
ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2023 Questions
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a term newborn who is 48 hr old. Physical Examination: High-pitched cry, Mild tremors when disturbed, Increased muscle tone, Sneezing six times within 1 hr, Excessive sucking, Color: Consistent with genetic background, Excoriation of the chin, Watery stools, Projectile vomiting, Hyperactive Moro reflex.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assessing the newborn 24 hr later. How should the nurse interpret the findings? (Select one representative finding)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A continuous high-pitched cry suggests worsening neonatal abstinence syndrome, indicating increased irritability.
Extract:
A nurse is assessing a newborn following a forceps-assisted birth.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse identify as a complication of this birth method?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Facial palsy is a known complication of forceps-assisted birth due to pressure on the facial nerve. The other options are not directly related to forceps use.
Extract:
A nurse is assessing a client who is 6 hr postpartum and has endometritis.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Uterine tenderness is a hallmark of endometritis, an infection of the uterine lining, often accompanied by fever and foul-smelling lochia, though not listed here.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation and has trichomoniasis.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Trichomoniasis typically causes a malodorous, frothy discharge, not thick white discharge, lesions, or urinary frequency alone.
Extract:
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of pyelonephritis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Flank pain is a classic sign of pyelonephritis, a kidney infection common in pregnancy due to urinary stasis.