HESI RN Exam Women & children health Questions and Answers 2022

HESI RN Exam Women & children health Questions and
Answers 2022


 A nurse is teaching a client who is pregnant about a new prescription for iron supplements.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
 Increase intake of foods rich in vitamin C
 Take an extra pill if you miss a dose
 Report black stools to the provider
 Drink 8 ox of milk with each pill
 A nurse is caring for a preterm newborn immediately after delivery. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
 Dry the infant under the radiant warmer
 Take the infant’s temperature
 Weigh the infant
 Obtain the infant’s blood glucose
 A nurse is discussing family planning with a client who has a history of DVT. The nurse
should inform the client that this condition is a contraindication for which of the following
birth control methods?
 Oral contraceptive
 Cervical cap
 Diaphragm
 Intrauterine device
 A nurse is teaching a client who is postpartum about car seat safety. Which of the following


statements indicates and understanding of the instructions?


 I will make sure the retainer clip is at the level of my baby’s abdomen
 I will position the car seat in the front passenger seat facing the font of the car
 I will adjust the angle of the car seat so that my baby sits at a 90-degre angle
 I will place the shoulder harness slightly below my baby’s shoulders
 A nurse is monitoring a newborn whose mother reports recent opiate use for neonatal
abstinence syndrome. Which of the following findings indicates narcotic withdrawl?

,HESI RN Exam Women & children health Questions and
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 Excessive Crying
 Unequal pupils
 Respiratory rate of 50/min
 Hypotonia
 A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a term newborn. After placing the newborn in the supine
position, which of the following methods should the nurse use to elicit the Moro reflex?
 Make a loud noise above the newborn
 Touch the newborn’s cheek with a finger
 Turn the newborn’s head to one side
 Tap the newborn’s forehead with a finger
 A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is postpartum about her car seat safety. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
 I will ensure that my baby is at a 45-degree angle in the car seat
 I will put my baby facing forward in the middle of the back seat of the car
 I will fasten the harness clip 1 inch above my baby’s underarms
 I will swaddle my baby in a blanket before placing her in the car seat
 A nurse is teaching a client who is breastfeeding and has mastitis. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
 I should apply a warm compress after feeding
 I should apply lanolin to the infection site daily
 I should use a nipple shield while breastfeeding
 I should stop breastfeeding until the infection has healed
 A nurse is caring for a client following a vaginal delivery of a term fetal demise. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make?
 You can bathe and dress your baby if you’d like to
 You should name the baby so he can have an identity
 If you don’t hold the baby, it will make letting go much harder
 Im sure you will be able to have another baby when you’re ready
 A nurse is performing an initial assessment of a newborn who was delivered with a nuchal
cord. Which of the following clinical findings should the nurse expect?
 Facial petechiae

,HESI RN Exam Women & children health Questions and
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 Erythema toxicum
 Periauricular papillomas
 Telangilectatic nevi
 A charge nurse is discussing STIs with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
infections should the nurse include in the teaching as an indication for a cesarean
birth?
 HIV
 Chlamydia

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 Gonorrhea
 Syphilis
 A nurse is reviewing the medication prescriptions for a newborn who is 6 hours old and
whose mother is HBsAg-positive. The nurse should anticipate administering which of the
following medications?
 Hepatitis B Immune Globulin
 Hepatitis A immune globulin
 Haemophilus inflenzae type B vaccine
 Hepatitis A vaccine
 A nurse is assessing a client immediately following the placement of an epidural. The nurse
obtains a maternal blood pressure of 96/54 and a fetal HR of 102/min. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
 Position the client in a lateral position
 OR administer naloxone to the client???
 Prepare the client for an amnioinfusion
 Place the client in knee-chest position
 A nurse is planning care for a full-term newborn who is receiving phototherapy. Which of
the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
 Avoid using lotion or ointment on the newborn’s skin
 Dress the newborn in lightweight clothing
 Keep the newborn supine throughout treatment
 Measure the newborn’s temperature every 8 hours
 A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation
and was admitted with placenta previa. Which of the following interventions should the
nruse include in the client’s plan of care?
 Administration of magnesium sulfate
 Routine vaginal exams
 Ambulation as tolerated
 Nonstress test twice weekly
 A nurse is admitting a client who is in preterm labor to the labor and delivery unit. The