ATI RN
ATI Maternal Newborn Final Exam Questions
Extract:
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is teaching a group of clients about nutrition requirements during lactation.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Zinc intake of at least 12 mg/day is recommended during lactation for immune function and growth, unlike increased iron, excessive calcium, or unchanged folic acid requirements.
Extract:
A nurse observes that a newborn has a pink trunk and head, bluish hands and feet, and flexed extremities 5 min after delivery. He has a weak and slow cry, a heart rate of 130/min, and cries in response to suctioning.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse should document what Apgar score for this infant?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Apgar score is 8: appearance (1, pink body, blue extremities), pulse (2, >100/min), grimace (2, cries to suctioning), activity (2, flexed extremities), respiration (1, weak cry), indicating good health.
Extract:
A nurse is teaching the parent of a newborn about bottle feeding.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following statements by the parent indicates a need for further instruction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Tipping the nipple to allow air increases the risk of colic, requiring correction, unlike elevating the head, burping, or expecting yellow stools, which are appropriate.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a newborn delivered by vaginal birth with vacuum assist. The newborn's mother asks about the swollen area on her son's head. After palpation to identify that the swelling crosses the suture line.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caput succedaneum, swelling crossing suture lines from delivery pressure, is common in vacuum-assisted births, unlike Mongolian spots, erythema toxicum, or cephalohematoma, which is confined by sutures.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and finds the fundus slightly boggy and displaced to the right.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A boggy fundus displaced to the right often indicates a full bladder, so assisting the client to void is the appropriate action to promote uterine contraction and prevent hemorrhage.