VATI RN Maternal Newborn Assessment
With verified responses
A |charge |nurse |is |teaching |a |newly |licensed |nurse |about |substance |use |disorders |during |pregnancy. |
Which |of |the |following |statements |by |the |newly |licensed |nurse |indicates |an |understanding |of |the |
teaching? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Encourage |client |who |are |prescribed |methadone |to |breastfeed.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |received |terbutaline |subcutaneously. |Which |of |the |following |
findings |is |an |indication |the |medication |was |effective? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Decreased |frequency
|of |contractions.
A |charge |nurse |is |discussing |care |of |clients |who |are |in |labor |with |a |newly |licensed |nurse. |Which |of |
the |following |actions |should |the |charge |nurse |include |in |the |teaching |regarding |situations |requiring |
an |amniotomy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Placing |a |fetal |scalp |electrode.
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |medical |record |of |a |client |who |has |preeclampsia |prior |to |administering |
labetalol. |For |which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |withhold |the |medication? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔Heart |rate |54/min
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |at |30 |weeks |of |gestation |and |observes |the |client |choking |while |
eating |lunch. |The |client |is |unable |to |speak |or |cough. |Identify |the |sequence |of |steps |the |nurse |should |
take |to |clear |the |airway |obstruction. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔1. |Stand |posterior |to |the |client.
2. |Position |arms |under |the |client's |axilla |and |across |the |client's |chest.
3. |Place |thumb-side |of |a |clenched |fist |to |the |client's |mid-sternum |area.
4. |Initiate |chest |thrust |to |the |client |using |a |backward |motion.
-If |the |client |becomes |unconscious, |the |nurse |should |perform |CPR |and |activate |emergency |medical |
services.
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |an |opioid |analgesic |to |a |client |who |is |in |active |labor. |Which |of |the |
following |assessments |should |the |nurse |perform? |(SATA) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Maternal |blood |
pressure. |
Pain |level.
Fetal |heart |rate.
, A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |medical |records |of |a |client |who |is |at |8 |wks. |of |gestation. |Which |of |the |
following |findings |should |the |nurse |identify |as |a |risk |factor |for |developing |preeclampsia? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔Rheumatoid |Arthritis.
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |laboratory |results |for |a |postpartum |client |who |is |receiving |warfarin |for |deep-
vein |thrombosis. |Which |of |the |following |laboratory |tests |should |the |nurse |monitor? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔International |normalized |ratio |(INR).
A |nurse |is |monitoring |a |client |who |is |in |the |active |phase |of |labor |and |has |an |intrauterine |pressure |
catheter |and |fetal |scalp |electrode. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |expect? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Montevideo |units |(MVU) |of |220 |mm |Hg.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |just |undergone |a |cesarean |birth |and |was |given |epidural |
morphine |for |postpartum |pain |relief |1hr |ago. |The |nurse |notes |that |the |clients |respiratory |rate |is |
10/min. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |first? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔Administer |oxygen |by |nonrebreather |face |mask.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |placenta |previa |and |is |receiving |fetal |monitoring. |Which |of |the |
following |clinical |findings |should |the |nurse |expect? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Painless |vaginal |
bleeding.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |33wks |of |gestation. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |
nurse |report |to |the |provider? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Episodes |of |blurred |vision.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |8wks |of |gestation |and |has |hyperemesis |gravidarum. |Which |of |
the |following |are |findings |of |this |condition? |(SATA) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔1. |Tachycardia.
2. |Dry |mucous |membranes.
3. |Poor |skin |turgor.
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |laboratory |results |for |a |client |who |is |at |29wks |of |gestation. |Which |of |the |
following |results |should |the |nurse |identify |as |an |indication |of |a |prenatal |complication? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔BUN |30 |mg/dL
With verified responses
A |charge |nurse |is |teaching |a |newly |licensed |nurse |about |substance |use |disorders |during |pregnancy. |
Which |of |the |following |statements |by |the |newly |licensed |nurse |indicates |an |understanding |of |the |
teaching? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Encourage |client |who |are |prescribed |methadone |to |breastfeed.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |received |terbutaline |subcutaneously. |Which |of |the |following |
findings |is |an |indication |the |medication |was |effective? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Decreased |frequency
|of |contractions.
A |charge |nurse |is |discussing |care |of |clients |who |are |in |labor |with |a |newly |licensed |nurse. |Which |of |
the |following |actions |should |the |charge |nurse |include |in |the |teaching |regarding |situations |requiring |
an |amniotomy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Placing |a |fetal |scalp |electrode.
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |medical |record |of |a |client |who |has |preeclampsia |prior |to |administering |
labetalol. |For |which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |withhold |the |medication? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔Heart |rate |54/min
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |at |30 |weeks |of |gestation |and |observes |the |client |choking |while |
eating |lunch. |The |client |is |unable |to |speak |or |cough. |Identify |the |sequence |of |steps |the |nurse |should |
take |to |clear |the |airway |obstruction. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔1. |Stand |posterior |to |the |client.
2. |Position |arms |under |the |client's |axilla |and |across |the |client's |chest.
3. |Place |thumb-side |of |a |clenched |fist |to |the |client's |mid-sternum |area.
4. |Initiate |chest |thrust |to |the |client |using |a |backward |motion.
-If |the |client |becomes |unconscious, |the |nurse |should |perform |CPR |and |activate |emergency |medical |
services.
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |an |opioid |analgesic |to |a |client |who |is |in |active |labor. |Which |of |the |
following |assessments |should |the |nurse |perform? |(SATA) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Maternal |blood |
pressure. |
Pain |level.
Fetal |heart |rate.
, A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |medical |records |of |a |client |who |is |at |8 |wks. |of |gestation. |Which |of |the |
following |findings |should |the |nurse |identify |as |a |risk |factor |for |developing |preeclampsia? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔Rheumatoid |Arthritis.
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |laboratory |results |for |a |postpartum |client |who |is |receiving |warfarin |for |deep-
vein |thrombosis. |Which |of |the |following |laboratory |tests |should |the |nurse |monitor? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔International |normalized |ratio |(INR).
A |nurse |is |monitoring |a |client |who |is |in |the |active |phase |of |labor |and |has |an |intrauterine |pressure |
catheter |and |fetal |scalp |electrode. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |expect? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Montevideo |units |(MVU) |of |220 |mm |Hg.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |just |undergone |a |cesarean |birth |and |was |given |epidural |
morphine |for |postpartum |pain |relief |1hr |ago. |The |nurse |notes |that |the |clients |respiratory |rate |is |
10/min. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |first? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔Administer |oxygen |by |nonrebreather |face |mask.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |has |placenta |previa |and |is |receiving |fetal |monitoring. |Which |of |the |
following |clinical |findings |should |the |nurse |expect? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Painless |vaginal |
bleeding.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |33wks |of |gestation. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |
nurse |report |to |the |provider? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔Episodes |of |blurred |vision.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |8wks |of |gestation |and |has |hyperemesis |gravidarum. |Which |of |
the |following |are |findings |of |this |condition? |(SATA) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔1. |Tachycardia.
2. |Dry |mucous |membranes.
3. |Poor |skin |turgor.
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |laboratory |results |for |a |client |who |is |at |29wks |of |gestation. |Which |of |the |
following |results |should |the |nurse |identify |as |an |indication |of |a |prenatal |complication? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔BUN |30 |mg/dL
