ATI RN
ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2023 III Questions
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 39 weeks of gestation and is 36 hours old. The newborn has a Coombs positive result and a glucose level of 50 mg/dL (40 to 60 mg/dL).
Question 1 of 5
What should the nurse anticipate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A Coombs positive result suggests potential hemolysis, requiring monitoring for jaundice, a common complication.
Extract:
A nurse is performing an initial assessment of a newborn who was delivered with a nuchal cord.
Question 2 of 5
What clinical findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Facial petechiae result from pressure on the face and neck from a nuchal cord, a common finding in such deliveries.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who has a placenta previa.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Painless vaginal bleeding is a classic sign of placenta previa, where the placenta covers the cervix, unlike painful conditions like abruptio placentae.
Extract:
A nurse is providing teaching about the expected effects of magnesium sulfate to a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and has preeclampsia.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Magnesium sulfate prevents seizures in preeclampsia by its anticonvulsant properties, the primary therapeutic goal.
Extract:
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about the purpose of her upcoming indirect Coombs test.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The indirect Coombs test detects Rh-positive antibodies in maternal blood, assessing Rh incompatibility risk.