ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam Questions
Extract:
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and has a history of genital herpes.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fetal monitoring establishes baseline data and detects changes, critical for managing labor safely in clients with herpes history.
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 2 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 assisting a nurse midwife in examining a client who is a primigravida at 42 weeks of gestation and states that she thinks she is in labor.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following findings confirm that the client is in labor?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cervical dilation is the definitive sign of labor, indicating progressive cervical change necessary for delivery.
Extract:
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is in the second stage of labor.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Prolonged contractions (2 minutes) risk fetal distress or uterine complications, necessitating immediate reporting for potential intervention.
Extract:
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postpartum.
Question 5 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.