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HESI Maternity (OB) Exam – Obstetric Nursing Review, Practice Questions, and Comprehensive Study Guide

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This document provides a comprehensive study guide for the HESI Maternity (OB) exam, featuring practice questions and detailed explanations covering essential obstetric nursing concepts. It includes key topics such as prenatal care, fetal development, labor and delivery, postpartum care, newborn assessment, pregnancy complications, obstetric emergencies, maternal pharmacology, patient education, and family-centered care. The material is designed to reinforce clinical judgment, strengthen evidence-based maternity nursing knowledge, and support successful HESI exam preparation. It serves as a valuable review resource for nursing students studying maternal-newborn nursing.

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2026 HESI MATERNITY OB
EXAM VERSION 3 LATEST ALL 55
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY
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Client teaching is an important part of the maternity nurse's role. Which factor has the
greatest influence on successful teaching of the gravid client? - answer-A. The client's
readiness to learn



A 38-week primagravida who works as a secretary and sits at a computer 8 hours a day
tells the nurse that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be most
effective in preventing pooling of blood in the lower extremities? - answer-C. Move about
every hour



During a prenatal visit, the nurse discusses with a client the effects of smoking on the
fetus. When compared with nonsmokers, mothers who smoke during pregnancy tend to
produce infants who have - answer-B. lower birth weights



A 26-year-old, gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at 28-weeks gestation
in preterm labor. She is given 3 doses of terbutaline sulfate (Brethine) 0.25 mg
subcutaneously to stop her labor contractions. The nurse plans to monitor for which
primary side effect of terbutaline sulfate? - answer-C. Tachycardia and a feeling of
nervousness



A mother who is breastfeeding her baby receives instructions from the nurse. Which
instruction is most effective to prevent nipple soreness? - answer-C. correctly place the
infant on the breast



A full term infant is transferred to the nursery from L & D. Which information is most
important for the nurse to receive when planning immediate care for the newborn? -
answer-B. Infant's condition at birth and treatment received.

, In developing a teaching plan for expectant parents, the nurse plans to include
information about when the parents can expect the infant's fontanels to close. The
nurse bases the explanation on knowledge that for the normal newborn, the - answer-D.
anterior fontanel closes at 12-18 mos and the posterior fontanel by the end of the
second month.



When assessing a client who is 12-weeks gestation, the nurse recommends the she and
her husband consider attending childbirth preparation classes.

What is the best time for the couple to attend these classes? - answer-D. At 30 weeks
gestation.



The nurse should encourage the laboring client to begin pushing when - answer-C. the
cervix is completely dilated



The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought information about conceiving. For
teaching purposes, the nurse should know that ovulation usually occurs - answer-A.
two weeks before menstruation.



The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated-blow breathing. The client
begins to complain of tingling fingers and dizziness. What action should the nurse take?
- answer-C. have the client breath into her cupped hands



When preparing a newborn care for expectant parents, what content should the nurse
teach concerning the newborn infant born at term gestation? - answer-C. Vernix is a
white, cheesy substance, predominately located in the skin folds.



Twenty-four hours after admission to the newborn nursery, a full-term male infant
develops localized edema on the right side of his head. The nurse knows that, in the
newborn, an accumulation of blood between the periosteum and skull which does not
cross the suture line is a newborn variation known as - answer-A. a cephalhematoma,
caused by forceps trauma and may last up to 8 weeks.

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