ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam Questions
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postpartum.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse recognizes the client is in the dependent, taking-in phase of maternal postpartum adjustment. Which of the following is an expected finding during this period?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The taking-in phase involves excitement and reliance on others as the client processes the birth experience, typical within the first 24-48 hours.
Extract:
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 14 hr postpartum. The nurse notes breasts soft, fundus firm, slightly deviated to the right; moderate lochia rubra; temperature 37.7° C (100° F), pulse rate 88/min, respiratory rate 18/min.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A deviated fundus suggests bladder distension, which can impede uterine involution; voiding corrects this and reduces hemorrhage risk.
Extract:
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postpartum.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to the possibility of a postpartum complication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A temperature of 100.4 F for two days indicates a possible infection, such as endometritis or mastitis, requiring further evaluation to prevent complications.
Extract:
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is in active labor. The nurse notes variable decelerations of the FHR.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse should identify which of the following as a cause of variable decelerations?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Umbilical cord compression causes variable decelerations, characterized by abrupt FHR drops, indicating reduced fetal oxygenation.
Extract:
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The knee-chest or Trendelenburg position reduces cord compression, prioritizing fetal oxygenation in a cord prolapse emergency.