ATI RN
ATI RN Maternal Newborn 2023 Questions
Extract:
A nurse manager on the labor and delivery unit is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about maternal cytomegalovirus.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following information should the nurse manager include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: CMV is transmitted via bodily fluids like saliva and urine, posing a risk to healthcare workers. It's not airborne, acyclovir isn't used prophylactically for CMV, and genital lesions are unrelated.
Extract:
A nurse is assessing a newborn who was born 2 hr ago and was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with chest wall retractions and blue discoloration of the hands and feet.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following findings indicates a decline in the newborn's status?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Oxygen saturation of 89% indicates worsening hypoxemia, a critical decline in respiratory status.
Extract:
A nurse is planning care for a client who is 1 hr postpartum and has peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Peripartum cardiomyopathy requires fluid restriction to reduce cardiac strain; fluids could worsen heart failure.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has jaundice and a new prescription for phototherapy.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Closing the newborn's eyes before applying eyepatches protects the corneas from phototherapy light. Glucose water is unnecessary, turning should be more frequent (every 2 hours), and lotion can interfere with treatment.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postpartum and has a fourth-degree laceration of the perineum.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A cool sitz bath reduces swelling and pain in a severe perineal laceration; methylergonovine is for uterine tone, not lacerations.