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OB Hesi Practice Questions Exam 2025-2026 Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025-2026 VERIFIED
A new mother is afraid to touch her baby's head for fear of hurting the "large
soft spot." Which explanation should the nurse give to this anxious client?
"There's a strong, tough membrane there to protect the baby so you need not be
afraid to wash or comb his/her hair."
A client is admitted with the diagnosis of total placenta previa. Which finding
is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider
immediately?
Onset of uterine contractions.
A client in active labor complains of cramps in her leg. What intervention
should the nurse implement?
Extend the leg and dorsiflex the foot.
The nurse is assessing a client who is having a non-stress test (NST) at 41-
weeks gestation. The nurse determines that the client is not having
contractions, the fetal heart rate (FHR) baseline is 144 bpm, and no FHR
accelerations are occurring. What action should the nurse take?
Ask the client if she has felt any fetal movement.
The total bilirubin level of a 36-hour, breastfeeding newborn is 14 mg/dl. Based
on this finding, which intervention should the nurse implement?
Encourage the mother to breastfeed frequently.
The nurse is preparing a client with a term pregnancy who is in active labor for
an amniotomy. What equipment should the nurse have available at the client's
bedside? (Select all that apply.)
A sterile glove
an amniotic hook
a Doppler
A 4-week-old premature infant has been receiving epoetin alfa (Epogen) for the
last three weeks. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the
drug is effective?
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Changes in apical heart rate from the 180s to the 140s.
A couple, concerned because the woman has not been able to conceive, is
referred to a healthcare provider for a fertility workup and a
hysterosalpingography is scheduled. Which complaint would indicate to the
nurse that the woman's fallopian tubes are patent?
Shoulder pain.
A client receiving epidural anesthesia begins to experience nausea and
becomes pale and clammy. What intervention should the nurse implement
first?
Raise the foot of the bed.
A primigravida client who is 5 cm dilated, 90% effaced, and at 0 station is
requesting an epidural for pain relief. Which assessment finding is most
important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?
A platelet count of 67,000/mm3.
A 26-year-old, gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at 28-weeks
gestation in preterm labor. She is given 3 doses of terbutaline sulfate
(Brethine) 0.25 mg subcutaneously to stop her labor contractions. Which
assessment finding would provide the nurse the earliest indication that the
client is experiencing primary side effects of terbutaline sulfate?
Tachycardia and a feeling of nervousness.
The nurse identifies crepitus when examining the chest of a newborn who was
delivered vaginally. Which further assessment should the nurse perform?
Observe for an asymmetrical Moro (startle) reflex.
When evaluating a laboring client's progress, which finding would be an
indicative to the RN to encourage the client to begin pushing
the cervix is completely dilated.
The nurse is caring for a woman with a previously diagnosed heart disease
who is in the second stage of labor. Which assessment findings are of greatest
concern?
Edema, basilar rales, and an irregular pulse.
An expectant father tells the nurse he fears that his wife "is losing her mind."
He states she is constantly rubbing her abdomen and talking to the baby, and
that she actually reprimands the baby when it moves too much. What
recommendation should the nurse make to this expectant father?
OB Hesi Practice Questions Exam 2025-2026 Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025-2026 VERIFIED
A new mother is afraid to touch her baby's head for fear of hurting the "large
soft spot." Which explanation should the nurse give to this anxious client?
"There's a strong, tough membrane there to protect the baby so you need not be
afraid to wash or comb his/her hair."
A client is admitted with the diagnosis of total placenta previa. Which finding
is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider
immediately?
Onset of uterine contractions.
A client in active labor complains of cramps in her leg. What intervention
should the nurse implement?
Extend the leg and dorsiflex the foot.
The nurse is assessing a client who is having a non-stress test (NST) at 41-
weeks gestation. The nurse determines that the client is not having
contractions, the fetal heart rate (FHR) baseline is 144 bpm, and no FHR
accelerations are occurring. What action should the nurse take?
Ask the client if she has felt any fetal movement.
The total bilirubin level of a 36-hour, breastfeeding newborn is 14 mg/dl. Based
on this finding, which intervention should the nurse implement?
Encourage the mother to breastfeed frequently.
The nurse is preparing a client with a term pregnancy who is in active labor for
an amniotomy. What equipment should the nurse have available at the client's
bedside? (Select all that apply.)
A sterile glove
an amniotic hook
a Doppler
A 4-week-old premature infant has been receiving epoetin alfa (Epogen) for the
last three weeks. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the
drug is effective?
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Changes in apical heart rate from the 180s to the 140s.
A couple, concerned because the woman has not been able to conceive, is
referred to a healthcare provider for a fertility workup and a
hysterosalpingography is scheduled. Which complaint would indicate to the
nurse that the woman's fallopian tubes are patent?
Shoulder pain.
A client receiving epidural anesthesia begins to experience nausea and
becomes pale and clammy. What intervention should the nurse implement
first?
Raise the foot of the bed.
A primigravida client who is 5 cm dilated, 90% effaced, and at 0 station is
requesting an epidural for pain relief. Which assessment finding is most
important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?
A platelet count of 67,000/mm3.
A 26-year-old, gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at 28-weeks
gestation in preterm labor. She is given 3 doses of terbutaline sulfate
(Brethine) 0.25 mg subcutaneously to stop her labor contractions. Which
assessment finding would provide the nurse the earliest indication that the
client is experiencing primary side effects of terbutaline sulfate?
Tachycardia and a feeling of nervousness.
The nurse identifies crepitus when examining the chest of a newborn who was
delivered vaginally. Which further assessment should the nurse perform?
Observe for an asymmetrical Moro (startle) reflex.
When evaluating a laboring client's progress, which finding would be an
indicative to the RN to encourage the client to begin pushing
the cervix is completely dilated.
The nurse is caring for a woman with a previously diagnosed heart disease
who is in the second stage of labor. Which assessment findings are of greatest
concern?
Edema, basilar rales, and an irregular pulse.
An expectant father tells the nurse he fears that his wife "is losing her mind."
He states she is constantly rubbing her abdomen and talking to the baby, and
that she actually reprimands the baby when it moves too much. What
recommendation should the nurse make to this expectant father?
