ATI RN
ATI Custom PNU Maternity Fall 2023 Questions
Extract:
A nurse is reinforcing nutritional teaching with a client who is at 8 weeks of gestation.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Increasing folic acid intake is crucial during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects. Stopping prenatal vitamins due to nausea is incorrect, as they're essential. Limiting iron risks anemia, and 750 extra calories exceed the recommended 300-500.
Extract:
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is in preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation and has a new prescription for betamethasone.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Betamethasone enhances fetal lung maturity by promoting surfactant production, reducing respiratory distress risk in preterm birth.
Extract:
A nurse is assisting in the care of a newborn following birth. At 1 min after birth, the nurse notes: heart rate 110/min; slow, weak cry; some flexion of extremities; responds to suctioning of the nares with respiration of 20; body pink in color with blue extremities.
Question 3 of 5
What should the nurse document as the newborn's 1-min Apgar score?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Apgar: Heart rate >100 (2), weak cry (1), some flexion (1), response to suction (1), pink with blue extremities (1) = 6.
Extract:
A nurse is receiving report about assigned clients at the start of his shift.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to attend to first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pain 4 hours post-cesarean requires immediate attention for comfort and to rule out complications. Others are stable or less urgent.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a client in the prenatal clinic who has a possible ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of gestation.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pelvic pain is a hallmark of ectopic pregnancy due to tubal stretching or rupture. Bleeding is typically less than miscarriage, and uterine size remains normal.