HESI OB MATERNITY PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST
2024/2025
At 14-weeks gestation, a client arrives at the Emergency Center complaining of a
dull pain in the right lower quadrant of her abdomen. The nurse obtains a blood
sample and initiates an IV. Thirty minutes after admission, the client reports feeling
a sharp abdominal pain and a shoulder pain. Assessment findings include
diaphoresis, a heart rate of 120 beats/minute, and a blood pressure of 86/48. Which
action should the nurse implement next?
a. Check the hematocrit results.
b. Administer pain medication.
c. Increase the rate of IV fluids.
d. Monitor client for contractions. - CORRECT ANSWER c. increase the rate of
IV fluids
A woman who thinks she could be pregnant calls her neighbor, a nurse, to ask wen
she could use a home pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy. Which response is
best?
a. a home pregnancy test can be used right after your first missed period
b. these tests are most accurate after you have missed your second period
c. home pregnancy tests often give false positives and should not be trusted
d. the test can provide accurate information when used right after ovulation -
CORRECT ANSWER a. a home pregnancy test can be used right after your first
missed period
,A newborn, whose mother is HIV positive, is scheduled for follow-up assessments.
The nurse knows that the most likely presenting symptom for a pediatric client
with AIDS is:
a. shortness of breath
b. joint pain
c. a persistent cold
d. organmegaly - CORRECT ANSWER c. a persistent cold
Twenty minutes after a continuous epidural anesthetic is administered, a laboring
client's blood pressure drops from 120/80 to 90/60. What action should the nurse
take?
a. notify the healthcare provider or anesthesiologist
b. continue to assess the blood pressure q5min
c. place the woman in a lateral position
d. turn off continuous epidural - CORRECT ANSWER c. place the woman in a
lateral position
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
a. anterior fontanel closes at 2 to 4 months and the posterior by the end of the first
week
b. anterior fontanel closes at 5 to 7 months and the posterior by the end of the week
c. anterior fontanel closes at 8 to 11 months and the posterior by the end of the
second week
d. anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18 months and the posterior by the end of the
second month - CORRECT ANSWER d. anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18
months and the posterior by the end of the second month
,A client in active labor is admitted with preeclampsia. Which assessment finding is
most significant in planning this client's care?
a. patellar reflex 4+
b. blood pressure 158/80
c. four hour urine output 240 ml
d. respiration 12/minute - CORRECT ANSWER a. patellar reflex 4+
A 4 week old premature infant has been receiving epoetin alfa for the last three
weeks. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the drug is effective?
a. slowly increasing urine output over the last week
b. respiratory rate changes from the 40s to the 60s
c. changes in apical heart rate from the 180 to the 140s
d. change in indirect bilirubin from 12 mg/dl to 8 mg/dl - CORRECT ANSWER
c. changes in apical rate from the 180s to the 140s
A pregnant client tells the nurse that the first day of her last menstrual period was
August 2, 2006. Based on Nagele's rule, what is the estimated date of delivery?
a. April 25, 2007
b. May 9, 2007
c. May 29, 2007
d. June 2, 2007 - CORRECT ANSWER b. May 9, 2007
The nurse is performing a AGA on a full-term newborn during the first hour of
transition using the Dubowitz scale. Based on this assessment, the nurse
determines that the neonate has a maturity rating of 40 weeks. Which findings
should the nurse identify to determine if the neonate is SGA? (Select all that
apply.)
a. admission weight of 4 lbs 15 oz
, b. head to heel length of 17 in
c. frontal occipital circumference of 12.5 in
d. skin smooth with visible veins and abundant vernix
e. anterior plantar crease and smooth heel surfaces
f. full flexion of all extremities in resting supine position - CORRECT ANSWER
a, b, c
The nurse assess a client admitted to the labor and delivery unit and obtains the
following data: BP 110/68, FHR 110 bpm, cervix 1 cm dilated and uneffaced.
Based on these assessment findings, what intervention should the nurse
implement?
a. insert a fetal monitor
b. assess for cervical changes q1H
c. monitor bleeding from IV sites
d. perform Leopold's maneuvers - CORRECT ANSWER c. monitor for bleeding
from IV sites
Immediately after birth a newborn infant is suctioned, dried, and placed under a
radiant warmer. The infant has spontaneous respirations and the nurse assess an
apical heart rate of 80 bpm and respirations 20. What action should the nurse
perform next?
a. initiate positive pressure ventilation
b. intervene after one minute APGAR is assessed
c. initiate CPR on the infant
d. assess the infant's blood glucose level - CORRECT ANSWER a. initiate
positive pressure ventilation
A client with no prenatal care arrives at the labor unit screaming, "The baby is
coming!" The nurse performs a vaginal examination that reveals the cervix is 3 cm
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST
2024/2025
At 14-weeks gestation, a client arrives at the Emergency Center complaining of a
dull pain in the right lower quadrant of her abdomen. The nurse obtains a blood
sample and initiates an IV. Thirty minutes after admission, the client reports feeling
a sharp abdominal pain and a shoulder pain. Assessment findings include
diaphoresis, a heart rate of 120 beats/minute, and a blood pressure of 86/48. Which
action should the nurse implement next?
a. Check the hematocrit results.
b. Administer pain medication.
c. Increase the rate of IV fluids.
d. Monitor client for contractions. - CORRECT ANSWER c. increase the rate of
IV fluids
A woman who thinks she could be pregnant calls her neighbor, a nurse, to ask wen
she could use a home pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy. Which response is
best?
a. a home pregnancy test can be used right after your first missed period
b. these tests are most accurate after you have missed your second period
c. home pregnancy tests often give false positives and should not be trusted
d. the test can provide accurate information when used right after ovulation -
CORRECT ANSWER a. a home pregnancy test can be used right after your first
missed period
,A newborn, whose mother is HIV positive, is scheduled for follow-up assessments.
The nurse knows that the most likely presenting symptom for a pediatric client
with AIDS is:
a. shortness of breath
b. joint pain
c. a persistent cold
d. organmegaly - CORRECT ANSWER c. a persistent cold
Twenty minutes after a continuous epidural anesthetic is administered, a laboring
client's blood pressure drops from 120/80 to 90/60. What action should the nurse
take?
a. notify the healthcare provider or anesthesiologist
b. continue to assess the blood pressure q5min
c. place the woman in a lateral position
d. turn off continuous epidural - CORRECT ANSWER c. place the woman in a
lateral position
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
a. anterior fontanel closes at 2 to 4 months and the posterior by the end of the first
week
b. anterior fontanel closes at 5 to 7 months and the posterior by the end of the week
c. anterior fontanel closes at 8 to 11 months and the posterior by the end of the
second week
d. anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18 months and the posterior by the end of the
second month - CORRECT ANSWER d. anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18
months and the posterior by the end of the second month
,A client in active labor is admitted with preeclampsia. Which assessment finding is
most significant in planning this client's care?
a. patellar reflex 4+
b. blood pressure 158/80
c. four hour urine output 240 ml
d. respiration 12/minute - CORRECT ANSWER a. patellar reflex 4+
A 4 week old premature infant has been receiving epoetin alfa for the last three
weeks. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the drug is effective?
a. slowly increasing urine output over the last week
b. respiratory rate changes from the 40s to the 60s
c. changes in apical heart rate from the 180 to the 140s
d. change in indirect bilirubin from 12 mg/dl to 8 mg/dl - CORRECT ANSWER
c. changes in apical rate from the 180s to the 140s
A pregnant client tells the nurse that the first day of her last menstrual period was
August 2, 2006. Based on Nagele's rule, what is the estimated date of delivery?
a. April 25, 2007
b. May 9, 2007
c. May 29, 2007
d. June 2, 2007 - CORRECT ANSWER b. May 9, 2007
The nurse is performing a AGA on a full-term newborn during the first hour of
transition using the Dubowitz scale. Based on this assessment, the nurse
determines that the neonate has a maturity rating of 40 weeks. Which findings
should the nurse identify to determine if the neonate is SGA? (Select all that
apply.)
a. admission weight of 4 lbs 15 oz
, b. head to heel length of 17 in
c. frontal occipital circumference of 12.5 in
d. skin smooth with visible veins and abundant vernix
e. anterior plantar crease and smooth heel surfaces
f. full flexion of all extremities in resting supine position - CORRECT ANSWER
a, b, c
The nurse assess a client admitted to the labor and delivery unit and obtains the
following data: BP 110/68, FHR 110 bpm, cervix 1 cm dilated and uneffaced.
Based on these assessment findings, what intervention should the nurse
implement?
a. insert a fetal monitor
b. assess for cervical changes q1H
c. monitor bleeding from IV sites
d. perform Leopold's maneuvers - CORRECT ANSWER c. monitor for bleeding
from IV sites
Immediately after birth a newborn infant is suctioned, dried, and placed under a
radiant warmer. The infant has spontaneous respirations and the nurse assess an
apical heart rate of 80 bpm and respirations 20. What action should the nurse
perform next?
a. initiate positive pressure ventilation
b. intervene after one minute APGAR is assessed
c. initiate CPR on the infant
d. assess the infant's blood glucose level - CORRECT ANSWER a. initiate
positive pressure ventilation
A client with no prenatal care arrives at the labor unit screaming, "The baby is
coming!" The nurse performs a vaginal examination that reveals the cervix is 3 cm
