NURS OB C477 MATERNITY HESI EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+ GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
Psychosocial Responses 3rd trimester
- introverted and self-absorbed
- sometimes pregnant woman starts to ignore the partner
Psychosocial Responses THROUGHOUT pregnancy
❖ mood swings
❖ ultrasensitivity
❖ strained relationship with a partner
What are healthy psychosocial activities shown by a woman during
pregnancy? maternal-fetal boding:
- talking to fetus
- massaging abdomen
- nicknaming fetus
What should be women assessed during 1st prenatal visit
Battering and abuse from a male partner
Nagele Rule for EDB
- add 7 days to the 1st day of last period
- subtract 3 months
Teaching about office visits
- If pt is low risk
- q4weeks until 28 weeks
- q2weeks from 28-36 weeks
- every weeks from 36 weeks till birth
Hesi Hint about H&Hs lab values
1. plasma volume increases @ 28-32 weeks by 25-40% => hemodilution
, NURS OB C477 MATERNITY HESI EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+ GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
2. High Hct values may look good, but in reality they represent a gestational
HTN disorder and a depleted vascular space
Foods high in iron to prevent anemia in pregnancy
- fish and red meats
- cereals and yellow veggies
- green leafy veggies and citrus
- eggs yolks and dry fruits
Teaching about vena cava and aorta
❖ LEFT side-lying position
Fetal Heart Rate and how to measure it
- 10-12 weeks => with doppler
- 15-20 weeks => fetoscope
- HR: 110-160
What is fetal well-being determined by
- FHR => #1 indicates compromised blood flow
- fundal height
- fetal mvmnts
- uterine contractions
What is the best time to schedule childbirth classes? third trimester
Teach DANGER SIGNS => come to hospital ASAP
Signs of Preeclapsia/eclapsia
- #1 epigastric pain
- visual disturbances
- swelling of face, fingers, or sacrum
- HA
- Vomiting => persistent
- signs of infection (chills; temp over 100.4, dysurea and abdominal pain)
- fluid discharge/ bleeding but not leukorrhea
, NURS OB C477 MATERNITY HESI EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+ GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
- change in fetal movement and increased FHR
How can a woman meet her Calcium needs during pregnancy?
- encourage the equivalent of 3 cups of milk or yogurt per day
- also helps with muscle cramps
What ages are high in maternal risk factors?
< 17
>34
What type of screening is mandated by law in some states? What is its disadvantage?
✓ screening for neural tube defects
✓ high rates of false/+or-
Five variables of BPP (through
ultrasonography) What is the score?
- fetal breathing/ movement
- fetal tone
- gross body movements
- reactivity of FHR - non stress test
- amniotic fluid volume
Score: total should be 10
2 - reactive
0 - abnormal/absent
what is the best way to determine gestational age? - EARLY sonogram
What is the best predictor of extrauterine survival?- lung maturity
lung maturity: lung surfactant => L/S 2:1
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+ GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
Psychosocial Responses 3rd trimester
- introverted and self-absorbed
- sometimes pregnant woman starts to ignore the partner
Psychosocial Responses THROUGHOUT pregnancy
❖ mood swings
❖ ultrasensitivity
❖ strained relationship with a partner
What are healthy psychosocial activities shown by a woman during
pregnancy? maternal-fetal boding:
- talking to fetus
- massaging abdomen
- nicknaming fetus
What should be women assessed during 1st prenatal visit
Battering and abuse from a male partner
Nagele Rule for EDB
- add 7 days to the 1st day of last period
- subtract 3 months
Teaching about office visits
- If pt is low risk
- q4weeks until 28 weeks
- q2weeks from 28-36 weeks
- every weeks from 36 weeks till birth
Hesi Hint about H&Hs lab values
1. plasma volume increases @ 28-32 weeks by 25-40% => hemodilution
, NURS OB C477 MATERNITY HESI EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+ GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
2. High Hct values may look good, but in reality they represent a gestational
HTN disorder and a depleted vascular space
Foods high in iron to prevent anemia in pregnancy
- fish and red meats
- cereals and yellow veggies
- green leafy veggies and citrus
- eggs yolks and dry fruits
Teaching about vena cava and aorta
❖ LEFT side-lying position
Fetal Heart Rate and how to measure it
- 10-12 weeks => with doppler
- 15-20 weeks => fetoscope
- HR: 110-160
What is fetal well-being determined by
- FHR => #1 indicates compromised blood flow
- fundal height
- fetal mvmnts
- uterine contractions
What is the best time to schedule childbirth classes? third trimester
Teach DANGER SIGNS => come to hospital ASAP
Signs of Preeclapsia/eclapsia
- #1 epigastric pain
- visual disturbances
- swelling of face, fingers, or sacrum
- HA
- Vomiting => persistent
- signs of infection (chills; temp over 100.4, dysurea and abdominal pain)
- fluid discharge/ bleeding but not leukorrhea
, NURS OB C477 MATERNITY HESI EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+ GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
- change in fetal movement and increased FHR
How can a woman meet her Calcium needs during pregnancy?
- encourage the equivalent of 3 cups of milk or yogurt per day
- also helps with muscle cramps
What ages are high in maternal risk factors?
< 17
>34
What type of screening is mandated by law in some states? What is its disadvantage?
✓ screening for neural tube defects
✓ high rates of false/+or-
Five variables of BPP (through
ultrasonography) What is the score?
- fetal breathing/ movement
- fetal tone
- gross body movements
- reactivity of FHR - non stress test
- amniotic fluid volume
Score: total should be 10
2 - reactive
0 - abnormal/absent
what is the best way to determine gestational age? - EARLY sonogram
What is the best predictor of extrauterine survival?- lung maturity
lung maturity: lung surfactant => L/S 2:1
