ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
To prevent late postpartum hemorrhage.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following would be essential to implement to prevent late postpartum hemorrhage?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Inspecting the placenta ensures no fragments remain, preventing late hemorrhage, unlike risky manual removal, unnecessary antibiotics, or early-stage traction.
Extract:
A client who experienced a cesarean birth due to dysfunctional labor
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a cesarean birth due to dysfunctional labor. The client states that she is disappointed that she did not have natural childbirth. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Empathizing with her sadness validates her feelings. Future delivery promises, sexual activity, or baby health focus dismiss her emotional needs.
Extract:
A client in labor who has had epidural anesthesia for pain relief
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client in labor who has had epidural anesthesia for pain relief. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a complication from the epidural block?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hypotension is a common epidural complication due to vasodilation. Vomiting, tachycardia, and respiratory depression are less typical.
Extract:
A client who is in labor and has an external fetal monitor
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and has an external fetal monitor. The nurse observes late decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Late decelerations indicate uteroplacental insufficiency, reducing fetal oxygen. Head compression causes early decelerations, cord compression causes variable decelerations, and maternal bradycardia isn't directly related.
Extract:
Post-term fetal risks.
Question 5 of 5
Post-term fetal risks include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cord prolapse is not a post-term risk but is associated with other factors like prematurity or breech presentation, unlike macrosomia, IUGR, and MAS, which are linked to post-term pregnancies.