HESI OB MATERNITY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ACTUAL EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 GUARANTEED A+ (All 55 Q&A)

1. The nurse is administering a treatment to a child experiencing an asthma attack. The child is anxious, fearful, and hyperventilating. The nurse anticipates the child developing which acid base imbalance? - Respiratory alkalosis. 2. A 16-year-old male is admitted after a motor vehicle collision with 50% burns over his body. One liter of normal saline is prescribed to infuse over 4 hours. The drop factor is 60 drops per mL. The nurse should regulate the infusion to administer how many drops per minute? (Enter numeric value only.) - 250 3. A 38-week primigravida is admitted to labor and delivery after a nonreactive result on a non stress test (NST). The nurse begins a contraction stress test (CST) win an oryta infusion. Which finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider? - A pattern of fetal late decelerations. 4. A client on the mental health unit has been scowling and rapidly pacing up and down the hall for several minutes. Which behaviors are most important for the nurse to monitor? - Argumentativeness and use of profanity 5. A middle-aged male who drinks a fifth of liquor every night is confronted at a pre-arranged family intervention with the family, healthcare provider, and nurse.When the healthcare provider leaves the room to make arrangements for the hospitalization admission, the client shouts at the nurse that ho sees no reason for hospitalization. How should the nurse respond? - Tell the client that monitoring and medication management during detoxification is best provided in the hospital. 6. The nurse is teaching the parents of an adolescent with depression about the warning signs of suicide. Which statement by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching provided? - Indirect statements about feeling hopeless are just as serious as direct statements about suicide. 7. A primigravida client asks the nurse about exercising during pregnancy to help her prepare for labor. Which recommendation should the nurse provide? - Stretching exercises are good preparation for labor. 8. A child diagnosed with strep throat 3 days ago arrives to the clinic grimacing and crying. The parent tells the nurse that the child is experiencing pain and discomfort even with comforting and a light touch. The child is exhibiting shortness of breath and appears anxious. Which finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse? - Pulse oximetry of 88% 02 saturation. 9. The nurse is receiving report for a laboring client who arrived in the emergency center with ruptured membranes that the client did not recognize. Which is the priority nursing action to implement when the client is admitted to the labor and delivery suite? - Take the client's temperature.