Achieve excellence on the ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam 2025 with this targeted study guide, expertly designed for nursing students specializing in maternal and newborn care. This comprehensive resource features 60 high-yield practice questions that reflect the exam’s content, covering critical topics such as prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, newborn assessment, and complications in maternal-newborn nursing. Each question is accompanied by detailed rationales and in-depth explanations, fostering a thorough understanding of essential concepts and enhancing clinical reasoning skills. Aligned with the 2025 ATI Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam standards, this guide integrates evidence-based practices and includes strategic preparation tips to optimize study efficiency, manage exam time, and approach complex scenarios with confidence. Ideal for nursing students aiming to excel in their certification and advance their careers in maternal-newborn healthcare, this study guide is an indispensable tool for exam success and professional readiness.
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a newborn about car seat safety.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? – – correct ans- -A. Place the
shoulder harness in the slots above the newborn’s shoulders.
B. Place the retainer clip at the level of the newborn’s armpits.
C. Place the newborn at a 60° angle in the car seat.
D. Place the newborn in a blanket before securing them in the car seat.
Answer: Place the retainer clip at the level of the newborn’s armpits.
A. Place the shoulder harness in the slots above the newborn’s shoulders.
The nurse should instruct the parents to place the shoulder harness in the slots that are at
or just below the newborn’s shoulders.
B. Place the retainer clip at the level of the newborn’s armpits.
The nurse should instruct the parents to place the newborn in a federally approved car seat
with the retainer clip snugly at the level of the newborn’s armpits.
C. Place the newborn at a 60° angle in the car seat.
The nurse should instruct the parents to position the newborn at a 45° angle to minimize
the risk of airway obstruction from slumping forward.
D. Place the newborn in a blanket before securing them in the car seat.
The nurse should instruct the parents to refrain from placing extra padding, including
blankets, between the newborn and the straps of the car seat. Extra padding creates air
pockets that decrease the effectiveness of the restraint and can lead to injuries.
A nurse is caring for a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving a continuous infusion
of magnesium sulfate IV. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? – – correct
ans- -A. Restrict hourly fluid intake to 150 mL/hr.
B. Have calcium gluconate readily available.
C. Assess deep tendon reflexes every 6 hr.
D. Monitor intake and output every 4 hr.
Answer: The nurse should have calcium gluconate readily available
A. Restrict hourly fluid intake to 150 mL/hr.
The nurse should restrict hourly fluid intake to no more than 125 mL/hr. The client’s urine
output should be 30 mL/hr or greater.
B. Have calcium gluconate readily available.
The nurse should have calcium gluconate readily available to prevent cardiac or respiratory
arrest in the event the client experiences magnesium toxicity.
C. Assess deep tendon reflexes every 6 hr.
The nurse should assess deep tendon reflexes every 1 to 4 hr during continuous infusion of
magnesium sulfate.
D. Monitor intake and output every 4 hr.
The nurse should monitor intake and output hourly for clients who are receiving a
continuous infusion of magnesium sulfate.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? – – correct ans- -A. Place the
shoulder harness in the slots above the newborn’s shoulders.
B. Place the retainer clip at the level of the newborn’s armpits.
C. Place the newborn at a 60° angle in the car seat.
D. Place the newborn in a blanket before securing them in the car seat.
Answer: Place the retainer clip at the level of the newborn’s armpits.
A. Place the shoulder harness in the slots above the newborn’s shoulders.
The nurse should instruct the parents to place the shoulder harness in the slots that are at
or just below the newborn’s shoulders.
B. Place the retainer clip at the level of the newborn’s armpits.
The nurse should instruct the parents to place the newborn in a federally approved car seat
with the retainer clip snugly at the level of the newborn’s armpits.
C. Place the newborn at a 60° angle in the car seat.
The nurse should instruct the parents to position the newborn at a 45° angle to minimize
the risk of airway obstruction from slumping forward.
D. Place the newborn in a blanket before securing them in the car seat.
The nurse should instruct the parents to refrain from placing extra padding, including
blankets, between the newborn and the straps of the car seat. Extra padding creates air
pockets that decrease the effectiveness of the restraint and can lead to injuries.
A nurse is caring for a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving a continuous infusion
of magnesium sulfate IV. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? – – correct
ans- -A. Restrict hourly fluid intake to 150 mL/hr.
B. Have calcium gluconate readily available.
C. Assess deep tendon reflexes every 6 hr.
D. Monitor intake and output every 4 hr.
Answer: The nurse should have calcium gluconate readily available
A. Restrict hourly fluid intake to 150 mL/hr.
The nurse should restrict hourly fluid intake to no more than 125 mL/hr. The client’s urine
output should be 30 mL/hr or greater.
B. Have calcium gluconate readily available.
The nurse should have calcium gluconate readily available to prevent cardiac or respiratory
arrest in the event the client experiences magnesium toxicity.
C. Assess deep tendon reflexes every 6 hr.
The nurse should assess deep tendon reflexes every 1 to 4 hr during continuous infusion of
magnesium sulfate.
D. Monitor intake and output every 4 hr.
The nurse should monitor intake and output hourly for clients who are receiving a
continuous infusion of magnesium sulfate.
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