ATI RN
ATI Maternity Exam 3 Questions
Extract:
A newborn developing sepsis.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following would the nurse expect to find in a newborn who is developing sepsis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sepsis in newborns presents with temperature instability and lethargy due to systemic infection, unlike the normal or unrelated findings in other options.
Extract:
A client in her seventh month of pregnancy feeling dizzy when lying flat.
Question 2 of 5
In a client's seventh month of pregnancy, she reports feeling 'dizzy, like I'm going to pass out, when I lie down flat on my back'. The nurse explains that this is due to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Supine hypotensive syndrome from uterine compression of major vessels causes dizziness, unlike anemia, diaphragmatic pressure, or blood volume changes.
Extract:
A client who is a primigravida at 42 weeks of gestation
Question 3 of 5
A nurse midwife is examining a client who is a primigravida at 42 weeks of gestation and states that she believes she is in labor. Which of the following findings confirm to the nurse that the client is in labor?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cervical dilation is a definitive sign of labor progression. Pain location, amniotic fluid, and discharge are less specific indicators.
Extract:
A client who is in the third trimester of pregnancy
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who is in the third trimester of pregnancy. The nurse should recognize which of the following findings as an expected physiologic change during pregnancy?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lordosis, an increased lower back curve, accommodates the growing uterus. Neck flexion, increased abdominal tone, and decreased joint mobility are not typical.
Extract:
A client at 22 weeks' gestation is diagnosed with placenta previa.
Question 5 of 5
At 22 weeks' gestation, a client is diagnosed with placenta previa. The doctor tells the client that the placenta may move away from the cervix as the pregnancy progresses. This is classified as what type of previa?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Low-lying placenta previa is near the cervix but not covering it, and it may resolve as the uterus grows, unlike partial, complete, or marginal previa, which are less likely to shift.