2021 HESI OB Questions
1. A client at 37 weeks gestation presents to labor and delivery with
contractions every two minutes the nurse observes several shallow small
vesicles on her pubis labia and perineum. the nurse should recognize the
clients is prohibiting symptoms of which condition?
1. German measles
2. herpes simplex virus
3. syphilis
4. genital warts
4. A client who had her first baby three months ago and is breastfeeding her
infant tells the nurse that she is currently using the same diaphragm that she used
before becoming pregnant. Which information should the nurse provide this
client?
Use alternative form of birth control until new diaphragm can be
obtained.
7. A 30- year-old primigravida delivers a 9-pound infant vaginally after a 30-
hour labor. What is the priority nursing action for this client?
Observe for signs of uterine hemorrhage
9. At 0600 while admitting a woman for a scheduled repeat cesarean section (C-
Section), the client tells the nurse that she drank a cup a coffee at 0400 because
she wanted to avoid getting a headache. Which action should the nurse take first?
Inform the anesthesia care provider
10. The nurse is caring for a postpartum client who is exhibiting symptoms of a
spinal headache 24 hours following delivery of a normal newborn. Prior to the
anesthesiologist arrival on the unit, which action should the nurse perform?
, - Place procedure equipment at bedside
1. A client at 37 weeks gestation presents to labor and delivery with
contractions every two minutes the nurse observes several shallow small
vesicles on her pubis labia and perineum. the nurse should recognize the
clients is prohibiting symptoms of which condition?
1. German measles
2. herpes simplex virus
3. syphilis
4. genital warts
4. A client who had her first baby three months ago and is breastfeeding her
infant tells the nurse that she is currently using the same diaphragm that she used
before becoming pregnant. Which information should the nurse provide this
client?
Use alternative form of birth control until new diaphragm can be
obtained.
7. A 30- year-old primigravida delivers a 9-pound infant vaginally after a 30-
hour labor. What is the priority nursing action for this client?
Observe for signs of uterine hemorrhage
9. At 0600 while admitting a woman for a scheduled repeat cesarean section (C-
Section), the client tells the nurse that she drank a cup a coffee at 0400 because
she wanted to avoid getting a headache. Which action should the nurse take first?
Inform the anesthesia care provider
10. The nurse is caring for a postpartum client who is exhibiting symptoms of a
spinal headache 24 hours following delivery of a normal newborn. Prior to the
anesthesiologist arrival on the unit, which action should the nurse perform?
, - Place procedure equipment at bedside
