ATI RN
ATI Maternal Newborn Midterm Exam 1 Questions
Extract:
A pregnant woman at 10 weeks of gestation who jogs 3 or 4 times per week.
Question 1 of 5
What should the nurse tell a pregnant woman at 10 weeks of gestation who jogs 3 or 4 times per week and is concerned about the effect of exercise on the fetus?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Jogging is safe early but may need adjustment to walking later for comfort, not joint harm or fetal risk, and modification is often needed.
Extract:
None specified.
Question 2 of 5
Which finding meets the criteria of a reassuring fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Variability of 6-10 beats/min indicates a healthy fetus, unlike late decelerations or lack of FHR response, which suggest distress.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is a positive sign of pregnancy that can only be exhibited by a pregnant woman?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A fetal heartbeat is a definitive sign of pregnancy, unlike quickening, morning sickness, or tests, which have other possible causes.
Question 4 of 5
What are the possible consequences of inadequate weight gain during pregnancy for the infant?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Inadequate weight gain risks IUGR, leading to low birth weight, not diabetes, Down syndrome, or spina bifida.
Extract:
A pregnant woman.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse teaches a pregnant woman about the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy. The woman demonstrates understanding of the nurse's instructions if she states that a positive sign of pregnancy is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fetal movement palpated by a nurse-midwife is a positive sign, confirming a fetus. Braxton Hicks and positive tests are probable, and quickening is presumptive.