ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam Questions
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is requesting to go to the bathroom immediately after a vaginal birth.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Evaluating analgesia effects ensures the client's stability, preventing falls due to dizziness or weakness post-delivery.
Extract:
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postpartum.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to the possibility of a postpartum complication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A temperature of 100.4 F for two days indicates a possible infection, such as endometritis or mastitis, requiring further evaluation to prevent complications.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postpartum following a cesarean birth.
Question 3 of 5
To prevent thrombophlebitis, the nurse should contribute which of the following interventions to the client's plan of care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ambulation enhances venous return, reducing stasis and the risk of thrombophlebitis post-cesarean, supporting recovery.
Extract:
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 3 days postpartum and is breastfeeding. Her fundus is three fingerbreadths below the umbilicus, and her lochia rubra is moderate. Her breasts feel hard and warm.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following recommendations should the nurse give the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Expressing milk relieves engorgement, a normal response at 3 days postpartum, maintaining supply and reducing discomfort.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postpartum.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse recognizes the client is in the dependent, taking-in phase of maternal postpartum adjustment. Which of the following is an expected finding during this period?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The taking-in phase involves excitement and reliance on others as the client processes the birth experience, typical within the first 24-48 hours.