ATI RN MATERNITY PROCTORED EXAM

ATI RN MATERNITY PROCTORED EXAM

VERSION 8

• A charge nurse on the postpartum unit is observing a newly licensed nurse who is preparing to

administer pain medication to a client. The charge nurse should intervene when the newly licensed nurse uses which of the following secondary id to identify the client?

• The client's roomnumber

R: is not acceptable identifier and places the client at risk for a med error

• A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a patient whose newborn has just had a circumcision.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

• Apply slight pressure with a sterile gauze pad for mild bleeding

R: Nurse should instruct client to attempt to stop mild bleeding by applying pressurewith sterile gauze. If bleeding continues the client should notify the provider.

• A nurse is teaching about effective breastfeeding to a client who is 3 days postpartum. Which of

the following information should the nurse include?

• Your newborn should appear content after feeding

R: If the baby is not content after feeding signs of hunger are rooting, sucking on thehands or crying because they might not be emptying the breasts during feeding completely

• A nurse planning care for a client who is in labor and is requesting epidural anesthesia for pain

control. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

• Monitor the client’s B/P every5 min following the first dose of anesthetic solution

The nurse should plan to obtain a baseline blood pressure prior to the initiation of anesthetic solution. The nurse should then continue to monitor the client's blood pressure every 5 to 10 min to assess for maternal hypotension caused by the anestheticsolution

• A nurse is teaching a new mother how to use a bulb syringe to suction her newborn's secretions.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

• Stop suctioning when the newborn cry sounds clear

R: nurse should instruct client to stop suctioning when cry no longer sounds like it iscoming through a bubble of fluid or mucus

• A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postpartum. The client's fundus is two finger breadths

above the umbilicus deviated to the right of the midline, and less firm than previously noted.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

• Assist the client to the bathroom to void

R: a dissented bladder can cause the uterus from contracting and can cause uterineatony.Therefore, the nurse should assist the client to void.

• A nurse is reviewing the medical record at 1800 for a client who is at 34wks gestation. Based in

the chart findings and documentation the nursing plan of care should include which of the following actions?

• Administer terbutaline

R: administer terbutaline to stop contractions because the lab results indicate that thefetus's lungs 1 / 2

are not mature enough for delivery

• A nurse is assessing a full-term newborn 15min after birth. Which of the following findings

requires intervention by the nurse?

• Respiratoryrateof18/min

R: first 30 min's of a newborns life the rest rate can range from 20-100/min. A resp. ratethis low at the time requires further evaluation and intervention by the nurse

• A nurse us assessing a client who is at 26wks gestation. Which of the following

clinicalmanifestations should the nurse report to the provider?

• Decreased urine output

R: increased B/P, proteinuria and decreased fetal activity can be indication ofpreeclampsia and should be notified to the provider

• A nurse is providing teaching to a client about the physiological changes that occur during preg.

The client is at 10 wks of gestation and has a BMI w/in the expected reference range. Which of the following client statements indicate an understanding of the teaching?

• "Iwill likelyneed to use alternative positionsfor sexualintercourse"

R: The weight of the preg will change positions of sexual intercourse thereforeunderstanding physiological changes during preg

• A nurse in a woman health clinic is providing teaching about nutritional intake to a client who is

at 8wks of gestation. The nurse should instruct the client to increase her daily intake of which of the following nutrients?

• Iron

R: for the woman who are pregnant, it is 27 mg/day. the recommendations for womannot preg is 15/mg day, for women younger than 19 yr old and 18 mg/day for women between the ages of 19 and 50 years old.

• A nurse is assessing a client who is in active labor and notes early decelerations in the FHR on

the monitor tracing. The client is at 39 wks of gestation and is receiving a continuous IV infusion of oxytocin. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

• Continue monitoringtheclient

R: earlydecelerations are due to fetal head during contractions, vaginal examinationsand pushing during the second stage of labor. They are ok and normal

• A nurse is caring for a newborn who was transferred to the nursery 30 min after delivery. Which

of the following actions should the nurse take first?

• Verify the newborn's ID

R: for safety / risk reduction

• A nurse is providing education about the family bonding to parents who recently adopted a

newborn. The nurse should make which of the following suggestions to aid the family 7-yr old in accepting the new family member?

• Obtain a gift fromthe newborn to present to the sibling
• A nurse is teaching a clientwho has pre-gestational type 1 DM about management during preg.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

• "Iwill continue to take my insulin if Iexperience n/v"

R: Teach the client to continue to takeinsulin as prescribed during illness to preventhypoglycemic and hyperglycemic episodes

• A nurse is providing d/c teaching to a client who is postpartum. For which of the following

clinical manifestations should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider?

• Unilateral breast pain
• / 2