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OB/PEDS HESI EXAM (NEWEST EXAM 2025) |
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADED A+
· A newborn infant is receiving immunizations prior to discharge. Which action
should the nurse implement? - (ANSWER)Obtain signed consent from the mother
for the administration of hep B vaccine
· A client diagnosed with dementia is disoriented, wandering, has a decreased
appetite, and is having trouble sleeping. Which is the priority nursing problem for
this client? - (ANSWER)Risk for injury
· During a high school class on substance abuse, a student tells the group "if I tried
cocaine, I know I could handle it I know when to stop"- what response is best for
the nurse to provide? - (ANSWER)Denial of an addiction problem is often the first
response to the behavior
· An older client presents to a clinic appointment with weight loss, increased
confusion, and insomnia. The clients daughter reports that the symptoms began
shortly after the recent death of the clients brother. Which information should
the nurse provide? - (ANSWER)The client delirium may be due to depression and
it possibly reversible
· A primigravida client who is at 33 weeks gestation presents to the labor and
delivery unit with complaints of a headache. The initial assessment findings
include: blood pressure 144/96 mm Hg, facial edema, and 3+ pitting edema in
lower extremities. Which assessment should the nurse perform next? -
(ANSWER)Temp, pulse, and respirations
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· A pregnant woman who is at 10 weeks gestation and is 35 years of age tells the
nurse that she is concerned about the possibility of having a baby with down
syndrome. Which information should the nurse provide this client? -
(ANSWER)Chronic callus sampling at 12 weeks gestation is the earliest screening
test used to identify down syndrome
· A couple who is trying to have a baby asks the nurse when they are most likely to
conceive a child. The woman has a regular 35-day menstrual cycle, and the first
day of her last menstrual period was on January 16. Which information should the
nurse provide? - (ANSWER)Plan to have intercourse on February 7 as this is when
ovulation should occur
· A multiparous client with active herpes lesions is admitted to the unit with
spontaneous rupture of membranes. Which action should the nurse take? -
(ANSWER)Prepare for a c-section
· A neonate whose mother is addicted to heroin received morphine for signs of
neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). After this course of opioid therapy, the
healthcare provider prescribed clonidine. Which intervention is most important
for the nurse to include in the plan of care? - (ANSWER)Monitor neonate's vital
signs, slop, feeding, and weight gain patterns
· During a well-baby clinic visit, the mother of a 6-month-old infant asks the nurse
if she can have prescription for poly vi sol with fluoride. Though the infant is still
breastfeeding, the mother provides the child with supplemental formula feedings.
Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain? - (ANSWER)Water
source used with supplement feedings
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· The mother of a child who is hospitalized with croup and is in a mist tent brings
the child's favorite stuffed animal to the hospital. What action should the nurse
take? - (ANSWER)Allow the child to have the stuffed toy in the tent
· The school nurse is preparing a teaching activity about nutrition for school-age
children, 9 to 11 years of age. Which activity is best for the nurse to include in this
teaching plan? - (ANSWER)Ask the children to classify pictures of snacks as good
or bad foods
· A female client with obsessive-compulsive disorder complains that she feels
"driven" to check the locks on her front door at least six times every night. Which
response is best for the nurse to provide? - (ANSWER)What are your thoughts
when you are checking the locks?
· A diabetic client delivers a full-term largo for gestational age (LGA) infant who is
jittery. Which action should the nurse take first? - (ANSWER)Obtain a blood
glucose level
· The nurse is assessing a newborn who was precipitously delivered at 36 weeks
gestation. The newborn is tremulous tachycardic and hypertensive. Which
assessment action is most important for the nurse to implement? -
(ANSWER)Obtain a drug screen for cocaine
· A 7 year old male is referred to the school clinic because he fainted on the
playground. His height is 3 feet 7 inches (107.5cm), he weighs 55 pounds (25kg),
and his body mass index (BMI) is 20.9. Which assignment finding is most
OB/PEDS HESI EXAM (NEWEST EXAM 2025) |
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADED A+
· A newborn infant is receiving immunizations prior to discharge. Which action
should the nurse implement? - (ANSWER)Obtain signed consent from the mother
for the administration of hep B vaccine
· A client diagnosed with dementia is disoriented, wandering, has a decreased
appetite, and is having trouble sleeping. Which is the priority nursing problem for
this client? - (ANSWER)Risk for injury
· During a high school class on substance abuse, a student tells the group "if I tried
cocaine, I know I could handle it I know when to stop"- what response is best for
the nurse to provide? - (ANSWER)Denial of an addiction problem is often the first
response to the behavior
· An older client presents to a clinic appointment with weight loss, increased
confusion, and insomnia. The clients daughter reports that the symptoms began
shortly after the recent death of the clients brother. Which information should
the nurse provide? - (ANSWER)The client delirium may be due to depression and
it possibly reversible
· A primigravida client who is at 33 weeks gestation presents to the labor and
delivery unit with complaints of a headache. The initial assessment findings
include: blood pressure 144/96 mm Hg, facial edema, and 3+ pitting edema in
lower extremities. Which assessment should the nurse perform next? -
(ANSWER)Temp, pulse, and respirations
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· A pregnant woman who is at 10 weeks gestation and is 35 years of age tells the
nurse that she is concerned about the possibility of having a baby with down
syndrome. Which information should the nurse provide this client? -
(ANSWER)Chronic callus sampling at 12 weeks gestation is the earliest screening
test used to identify down syndrome
· A couple who is trying to have a baby asks the nurse when they are most likely to
conceive a child. The woman has a regular 35-day menstrual cycle, and the first
day of her last menstrual period was on January 16. Which information should the
nurse provide? - (ANSWER)Plan to have intercourse on February 7 as this is when
ovulation should occur
· A multiparous client with active herpes lesions is admitted to the unit with
spontaneous rupture of membranes. Which action should the nurse take? -
(ANSWER)Prepare for a c-section
· A neonate whose mother is addicted to heroin received morphine for signs of
neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). After this course of opioid therapy, the
healthcare provider prescribed clonidine. Which intervention is most important
for the nurse to include in the plan of care? - (ANSWER)Monitor neonate's vital
signs, slop, feeding, and weight gain patterns
· During a well-baby clinic visit, the mother of a 6-month-old infant asks the nurse
if she can have prescription for poly vi sol with fluoride. Though the infant is still
breastfeeding, the mother provides the child with supplemental formula feedings.
Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain? - (ANSWER)Water
source used with supplement feedings
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· The mother of a child who is hospitalized with croup and is in a mist tent brings
the child's favorite stuffed animal to the hospital. What action should the nurse
take? - (ANSWER)Allow the child to have the stuffed toy in the tent
· The school nurse is preparing a teaching activity about nutrition for school-age
children, 9 to 11 years of age. Which activity is best for the nurse to include in this
teaching plan? - (ANSWER)Ask the children to classify pictures of snacks as good
or bad foods
· A female client with obsessive-compulsive disorder complains that she feels
"driven" to check the locks on her front door at least six times every night. Which
response is best for the nurse to provide? - (ANSWER)What are your thoughts
when you are checking the locks?
· A diabetic client delivers a full-term largo for gestational age (LGA) infant who is
jittery. Which action should the nurse take first? - (ANSWER)Obtain a blood
glucose level
· The nurse is assessing a newborn who was precipitously delivered at 36 weeks
gestation. The newborn is tremulous tachycardic and hypertensive. Which
assessment action is most important for the nurse to implement? -
(ANSWER)Obtain a drug screen for cocaine
· A 7 year old male is referred to the school clinic because he fainted on the
playground. His height is 3 feet 7 inches (107.5cm), he weighs 55 pounds (25kg),
and his body mass index (BMI) is 20.9. Which assignment finding is most
