ATI LPN
ATI LPN Maternity OB Cohort 65 Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
What is the primary purpose of assessing fetal heart rate patterns during labor and delivery?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fetal heart rate monitoring assesses the baby's oxygenation and detects distress, ensuring fetal well-being during labor.
Extract:
Client had epidural anesthesia during early labor, BP 80/40 mm Hg, fetal heart rate 140/min.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who had an epidural anesthesia block during the early stages of labor. The client's blood pressure is 80/40 mm Hg and the fetal heart recording is 140/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Lateral positioning improves venous return and cardiac output, addressing hypotension from epidural anesthesia, which is the priority action.
Extract:
Client undergoing amniotomy.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is to undergo an amniotomy. Which of the following is the priority nursing action following this procedure?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Checking the fetal heart rate post-amniotomy is critical to detect umbilical cord prolapse or fetal distress, which can occur immediately after membrane rupture.
Extract:
Newborn delivered by vacuum extraction, has swelling on head crossing suture line. Mother asks about the swelling.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was delivered by vacuum extraction and has swelling on his head that crosses the suture line. The newborn's mother asks about the swelling on her newborn's head. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caput succedaneum is swelling of scalp soft tissues from vacuum extraction pressure, crossing suture lines, unlike cephalhematoma, which is blood collection not crossing sutures.
Extract:
Client in preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation, new prescription for betamethasone.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is in preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation and has a new prescription for betamethasone. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Betamethasone, a corticosteroid, promotes fetal lung maturity by stimulating surfactant production in preterm labor.