ATI RN
ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2023 III Questions
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving terbutaline to treat preterm labor.
Question 1 of 5
What findings should the nurse identify as a potential adverse effect of this medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Heart palpitations are a common adverse effect of terbutaline, a beta-adrenergic agonist that increases heart rate.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the second stage of labor and is experiencing a shoulder dystocia. The provider instructs the nurse to perform the McRoberts maneuver.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The McRoberts maneuver involves flexing the client's thighs toward the abdomen to widen the pelvic outlet, aiding shoulder dystocia resolution.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving terbutaline to treat preterm labor.
Question 3 of 5
What findings should the nurse identify as a potential adverse effect of this medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Heart palpitations are a common adverse effect of terbutaline, a beta-adrenergic agonist that increases heart rate.
Extract:
A nurse is assessing a client who is in labor and has received epidural analgesia.
Question 4 of 5
What findings should the nurse recognize and document as an adverse effect of epidural analgesia?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypotension is a known adverse effect of epidural analgesia due to sympathetic nerve blockade causing vasodilation.
Extract:
A nurse manager on the labor and delivery unit is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about maternal cytomegalovirus.
Question 5 of 5
What information should the nurse manager include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Transmission via saliva and urine of the newborn is accurate for cytomegalovirus, a key point in educating about this infection.