ATI RN
ATI Custom PNU Maternity Fall 2023 Questions
Extract:
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation and at risk for placental abruption.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse recognizes that which of the following is the most common risk factor for a placental abruption?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Maternal hypertension is the most common risk factor for placental abruption, as it damages placental blood vessels, increasing separation risk. Other factors like trauma, smoking, or cocaine use are less frequent causes.
Extract:
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about circumcision care with the parent of a newborn who had a circumcision yesterday.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Calling the doctor for bleeding shows understanding, as it's a potential complication. Healing takes days, alcohol is harsh, and soap is optional but not primary.
Extract:
A nurse is assisting a client with breastfeeding her newborn.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse should explain that which of the following reflexes will initiate sucking?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The rooting reflex triggers sucking when the cheek is touched, aiding feeding. Moro, stepping, and Babinski reflexes serve other purposes.
Extract:
A nurse is assisting in the care of a newborn following birth. At 1 min after birth, the nurse notes: heart rate 110/min; slow, weak cry; some flexion of extremities; responds to suctioning of the nares with respiration of 20; body pink in color with blue extremities.
Question 4 of 5
What should the nurse document as the newborn's 1-min Apgar score?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Apgar: Heart rate >100 (2), weak cry (1), some flexion (1), response to suction (1), pink with blue extremities (1) = 6.
Extract:
Duplicate of Question 34: A nurse is caring for a client who has just learned that she is pregnant.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should reinforce with the client to call her provider if she experiences which of the following manifestations?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Same as above: Facial edema suggests preeclampsia, a serious condition needing immediate attention.