ATI Maternity proctored quiz

A nurse assesses a neonate's respiratory rate at 46 bpm 6 hours after birth.Respirations are shallow, with periods of apnea lasting up to 5 seconds.Which action should the nurse take next?

A nurse is reviewing the electronic medical record of a postpartum client.The nurse should identify which of the following factors places the client at risk for infection.

What is the most likely cause for variable fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations?

A nurse is preparing to administer vitamin K by IM injection to a newborn.The nurse should administer the medication into which of the following muscles?

A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is assessing four clients.Which of the following clients is a candidate for an induction of labor with Misoprostol?

A patient with pregnancy-induced hypertension is admitted complaining of pounding headache, visual changes, and epigastric pain.Nursing care is based on the knowledge that these signs indicate:

A nurse assesses a client in labor and suspects dysfunctional labor (hypotonic uterine dysfunction). The woman's membranes have ruptured and fetopelvic disproportion is ruled out.Which intervention wo

A nurse in an antepartum unit is triaging clients.Which of the following clients should the nurse see first?

A prenatal nurse is providing instructions to a group of pregnant clients regarding measures to prevent toxoplasmosis.Which statement, if made by one of the clients, indicates a need for further instr

A breastfeeding woman develops engorged breasts at 3 days postpartum.What action would help this woman achieve her goal of reducing the engorgement?

A nurse receives a handoff report.Which newborn should the nurse assess first?

A client at 10 weeks gestation provides the following obstetric history to the nurse at the first prenatal visit: elective abortion at age 17, a 5-year-old daughter born at 40 weeks gestation, and 3-y

The priority nursing intervention when admitting a pregnant woman who has experienced a bleeding episode in late pregnancy is to:

A nurse assesses a client in labor and suspects dysfunctional labor (hypotonic uterine dysfunction). The woman's membranes have ruptured and fetopelvic disproportion is ruled out.Which intervention wo

A client in the first trimester of pregnancy arrives at a health care clinic and reports that she has been experiencing vaginal bleeding.A threatened abortion is suspected, and the nurse instructs the

Infants in whom cephalohematomas develop are at increased risk for:

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving prenatal care and is at her 24-week appointment.Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse plan to conduct?

A nurse is caring for a newborn immediately following birth who has a large abdominal wall defect that is protruding from the right of the umbilicus and is not covered by a membrane.Which of the follo

A newborn is jaundiced and receiving phototherapy via ultraviolet bank lights.An appropriate nursing intervention when caring for an infant with hyperbilirubinemia and receiving phototherapy by this m

A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor with a current LUS ratio of 1:1. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a client who is 3 days postpartum and is breastfeeding.The nurse notes that the fundus is three fingerbreadths below the umbilicus, lochia rubra is moderate, and the breasts are h

When caring for a client with pre-eclampsia, which laboratory result should the nurse report to the physician immediately?

The best time to teach non-pharmacologic pain control methods to an unprepared laboring woman is during which phase?

A nurse is caring for a client who has hyperemesis gravidarum.Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is caring for a newborn and calculating the Apgar score. At 1 minute after delivery, the following findings are noted: heart rate of 110/min, slow weak cry, some flexion of extremities, grimac