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MATERNITY OB HESI EXIT EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is assessing a 1-day postpartum woman who had her
baby by cesarean section. Which of the
following should the nurse report to the surgeon?
a) Fundus at the umbilicus.
b) Nodular breasts.
c) Pulse rate 60 bpm.
d) Pad saturation every 30 minutes - ANSWER-d) Pad saturation
every 30 minutes
The nurse is assessing the midline episiotomy on a postpartum
client. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect to see?
a) Moderate serosanguinous drainage.
b) Well-approximated edges.
c) Ecchymotic area distal to the episiotomy.
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d) An area of redness adjacent to the incision. - ANSWER-b)
Well-approximated edges.
A client, G1P1, who had an epidural, has just delivered a
daughter, Apgar 9/9, over a mediolateral
episiotomy. The physician used low forceps. While recovering, the
client states, "I'm a failure. I couldn't
stand the pain and couldn't even push my baby out by myself!"
Which of the following is the best
response for the nurse to make?
a) "You'll feel better later after you have had a chance to rest and
to eat."
b) "Don't say that. There are many women who would be ecstatic
to have that baby."
c) "I am sure that you will have another baby. I bet that it will be a
natural delivery."
d) "To have things work out differently than you had planned is
disappointing." - ANSWER-d) "To have things work out differently
than you had planned is disappointing."
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The nurse is developing a standard care plan for postpartum
clients who have had midline episiotomies.
Which of the following interventions should be included in the
plan?
a) Assist with stitch removal on third postpartum day.
b) Administer analgesics every four hours per doctor orders.
c) Teach client to contract her buttocks before sitting.
d) Irrigate incision twice daily with antibiotic solution - ANSWER-d)
Irrigate incision twice daily with antibiotic solution
client, G1P1001, 1-hour postpartum from a spontaneous vaginal
delivery with local anesthesia, states
that she needs to urinate. Which of the following actions by the
nurse is appropriate at this time?
a) Provide the woman with a bedpan.
b) Advise the woman that the feeling is likely related to the trauma
of delivery.
c) Remind the woman that she still has a catheter in place from
the delivery.
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d) Assist the woman to the bathroom - ANSWER-d) Assist the
woman to the bathroom
A nurse is assessing the fundus of a client during the immediate
postpartum period. Which of the
following actions indicates that the nurse is performing the skill
correctly?
a) The nurse measures the fundal height using a paper
centimeter tape.
b) The nurse stabilizes the base of the uterus with his or her
dependent hand.
c) The nurse palpates the fundus with the tips of his or her
fingers.
d) The nurse precedes the assessment with a sterile vaginal
exam. - ANSWER-b) The nurse stabilizes the base of the uterus
with his or her dependent hand.
A 1-day postpartum woman states, "I think I have a urinary tract
infection. I have to go to the bathroom all
the time." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
MATERNITY OB HESI EXIT EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is assessing a 1-day postpartum woman who had her
baby by cesarean section. Which of the
following should the nurse report to the surgeon?
a) Fundus at the umbilicus.
b) Nodular breasts.
c) Pulse rate 60 bpm.
d) Pad saturation every 30 minutes - ANSWER-d) Pad saturation
every 30 minutes
The nurse is assessing the midline episiotomy on a postpartum
client. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect to see?
a) Moderate serosanguinous drainage.
b) Well-approximated edges.
c) Ecchymotic area distal to the episiotomy.
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d) An area of redness adjacent to the incision. - ANSWER-b)
Well-approximated edges.
A client, G1P1, who had an epidural, has just delivered a
daughter, Apgar 9/9, over a mediolateral
episiotomy. The physician used low forceps. While recovering, the
client states, "I'm a failure. I couldn't
stand the pain and couldn't even push my baby out by myself!"
Which of the following is the best
response for the nurse to make?
a) "You'll feel better later after you have had a chance to rest and
to eat."
b) "Don't say that. There are many women who would be ecstatic
to have that baby."
c) "I am sure that you will have another baby. I bet that it will be a
natural delivery."
d) "To have things work out differently than you had planned is
disappointing." - ANSWER-d) "To have things work out differently
than you had planned is disappointing."
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The nurse is developing a standard care plan for postpartum
clients who have had midline episiotomies.
Which of the following interventions should be included in the
plan?
a) Assist with stitch removal on third postpartum day.
b) Administer analgesics every four hours per doctor orders.
c) Teach client to contract her buttocks before sitting.
d) Irrigate incision twice daily with antibiotic solution - ANSWER-d)
Irrigate incision twice daily with antibiotic solution
client, G1P1001, 1-hour postpartum from a spontaneous vaginal
delivery with local anesthesia, states
that she needs to urinate. Which of the following actions by the
nurse is appropriate at this time?
a) Provide the woman with a bedpan.
b) Advise the woman that the feeling is likely related to the trauma
of delivery.
c) Remind the woman that she still has a catheter in place from
the delivery.
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d) Assist the woman to the bathroom - ANSWER-d) Assist the
woman to the bathroom
A nurse is assessing the fundus of a client during the immediate
postpartum period. Which of the
following actions indicates that the nurse is performing the skill
correctly?
a) The nurse measures the fundal height using a paper
centimeter tape.
b) The nurse stabilizes the base of the uterus with his or her
dependent hand.
c) The nurse palpates the fundus with the tips of his or her
fingers.
d) The nurse precedes the assessment with a sterile vaginal
exam. - ANSWER-b) The nurse stabilizes the base of the uterus
with his or her dependent hand.
A 1-day postpartum woman states, "I think I have a urinary tract
infection. I have to go to the bathroom all
the time." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
