ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM, CMS

ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM, CMS

PROCTORED TEST, ATI CONTENT

MASTERY SERIES, MATE RNITY NURSING

QUESTIONS, NEWBORN C ARE EXAM, ATI,

VERIFIED ATI ANSWERS

Question : A nurse in an emergency department is preparing

to perform an ocular irrigation for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

• Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
• Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye
• Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye
• Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation

CORRECT ANSWER: D

(hint: "plan")

Question : A nurse is preparing to administer lactated ringer's

via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/ml. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV pump to administer? Round to near whole number

CORRECT ANSWER: 33

Question : A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client

who has a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin.Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

• I can keep my medications for 1 year before replacing it
• I should lie down when I take this medication
• I should discontinue this medication if I develop a

headache

• I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes before seeking

medical attention

CORRECT ANSWER: B

Question : A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an

older adult client following a left total hip arthroplasty.Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

• Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
• You can cross your legs the ankles when sitting down
• You should use an incentive spirometer every 8 hours
• Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom

CORRECT ANSWER: D

Question : A nurse is planning care for a client following a

cardiac catheterization. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

• Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours

• Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
• Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
• Change the client's dressing every 8 hour

CORRECT ANSWER: C

Question : A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower

extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role change?

• I will need to have my partner take over shopping for

groceries and cooking the meals for us

• These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child
• I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house

clean

• Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take them

to their appointments anymore

CORRECT ANSWER: A

Question : A nurse is caring for a client who has

gastroenteritis. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is experiencing dehydration?

• Pitting, dependent edema
• Distended jugular veins
• Increased BP

• Decreased BP

CORRECT ANSWER: D

Question : We have an expert-written solution to this

problem!A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hour. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medication?

• Desmopressin
• Epinephrine
• Furosemide
• Nitroprusside

CORRECT ANSWER: A

Question : A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a

client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?

• "your cough may require that you stop or change your

medication"

• "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your

cough"

• "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your

cough"

• You cough should go away in time"