ATI RN
ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2023 III Questions
Extract:
A nurse is assessing a client who is in labor and has received epidural analgesia.
Question 1 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 in a provider's office is caring for a 20-year-old client who is at 12 weeks of gestation and requests an amniocentesis to determine the sex of the fetus.
Question 2 of 5
What responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Amniocentesis diagnoses genetic disorders, not just fetal sex, which can be determined less invasively via ultrasound, making this the appropriate response.
Extract:
A nurse manager on the labor and delivery unit is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about maternal cytomegalovirus.
Question 3 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.
Extract:
A nurse is providing teaching about increasing dietary fiber to an antepartum client who reports constipation.
Question 4 of 5
Which food selection has the highest fiber content per cup?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Lentils have the highest fiber content per cup (15.6 g), surpassing oatmeal (4 g), cabbage (2.2 g), and asparagus (3.7 g), aiding constipation relief.
Extract:
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is breastfeeding her newborn.
Question 5 of 5
What instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Feeding at least every 3 hours ensures adequate nutrition and stimulates milk production, appropriate for breastfeeding discharge teaching.