ATI RN
ATI RN Maternal Newborn Updated 2023 Questions
Extract:
A client who is 6 hr postpartum and has endometritis.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Uterine tenderness is a hallmark of endometritis due to uterine infection, unlike the other normal or unrelated findings.
Extract:
A client who is in labor and experiences abruptio placenta.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Uterine tenderness is a common symptom of abruptio placentae due to bleeding and irritation behind the placenta, distinguishing it from other conditions. Hypertension may occur but isn't specific, fetal tachycardia can transition to bradycardia as abruption worsens, and leukorrhea is unrelated.
Extract:
A client who is in labor.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following findings should prompt the nurse to reassess the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An urge to have a bowel movement during contractions suggests the fetal head is descending, signaling imminent delivery and necessitating reassessment, unlike the other normal labor findings.
Extract:
A client following a vaginal delivery of a term fetal demise.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Offering to let the client bathe and dress the baby supports grieving and closure, a therapeutic approach, unlike the other presumptive or directive statements.
Extract:
A client who is in the third stage of labor and has a prescription for IV oxytocin administration following expulsion of the placenta.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect as a therapeutic effect of the medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A firm, midline fundus is the expected therapeutic effect of oxytocin, promoting uterine contraction to prevent hemorrhage, unlike the other options, which indicate complications or unrelated effects.