HESI OB/MATERNITY Practice Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | 100% Correct.

HESI OB/MATERNITY Practice Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | 100% Correct. At 14-weeks gestation, a client arrives at the Emergency Center complaining of a dull pain in the right lower quadrant of her abdomen. The nurse obtains a blood sample and initiates an IV. Thirty minutes after admission, the client reports feeling a sharp abdominal pain and a shoulder pain. Assessment findings include diaphoresis, a heart rate of 120 beats/minute, and a blood pressure of 86/48. Which action should the nurse implement next? a. Check the hematocrit results. b. Administer pain medication. c. Increase the rate of IV fluids. d. Monitor client for contractions. -c. increase the rate of IV fluids A woman who thinks she could be pregnant calls her neighbor, a nurse, to ask wen she could use a home pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy. Which response is best? a. a home pregnancy test can be used