2025/2026 MATERNITY NCLEX PN,
HESI/PEDIATRIC PHARM ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ALL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
Page | 1
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (EXPERTLY
VERIFIED) GUARANTEED PASS|ALREADY TOP
RATED A+.
NCLEX PN, HESI
Ace Maternity NCLEX PN and HESI Pediatric Pharm exam
2025/2026 with confidence. This comprehensive exam resource is
designed to help you master key concepts in maternal and pediatric
pharmacology. It includes targeted questions on drug administration,
maternal care, and pediatric pharmacotherapy, offering a
comprehensive review to ensure you're fully prepared. Perfect for
nursing students looking to excel in both maternity and pediatric
pharmacology sections.
Phototherapy is prescribed for a neonate with
hyperbilirubinemia. Which nursing intervention is
appropriate to reduce the potentially harmful side effect of
the phototherapy? ...... ANSWER ...... Using shields on
the eyes to protect them from the light
During a vertex vaginal birth the nurse notes meconium-
stained amniotic fluid. What is the priority nursing
intervention for the newborn? ...... ANSWER ......
Suctioning the airway
, What is the most important parameter for the nurse to
monitor during the first 24 hours after the birth of an infant at
36 weeks' gestation? ...... ANSWER ...... Respiratory
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A new mother asks the nurse administering erythromycin
ophthalmic ointment to her newborn why her baby must be
subjected to this procedure. What is the best response by the
nurse? ...... ANSWER ...... "This antibiotic helps keep
babies from contracting eye infections."
After the birth of her daughter, a mother tells the nurse, "I
was told that my baby has to have an injection of vitamin K.
She's so small to be getting a shot. Why does she have to
have it?" How should the nurse respond? ...... ANSWER
...... "Newborns are deficient in vitamin K. This treatment
will protect your baby from bleeding."
A new mother exclaims to the nurse, "My baby looks like a
Conehead!" How should the nurse respond? ......
ANSWER ...... "This often happens as the baby's head
moves down the birth canal—the bones move for easier
passage."
, During labor a client states that she does not want eyedrops
or ointment placed in her baby's eyes immediately after birth.
How should the nurse respond? ...... ANSWER ......
Page | 3 "Let's talk about why you don't want the medicine to be
put into your baby's eyes."
A 7-lb newborn is admitted to the nursery with a prescription
for intramuscular phytonadione (vitamin K, Aquamephyton)
1 mg. The nurse explains to the parents that this vitamin is
administered to: ...... ANSWER ...... Promote clotting
of the blood
The nurse observes several dark round areas on a newborn's
buttocks on a dark-skinned neonate. How should this
observation be documented? ...... ANSWER ......
Mongolian spots
A nurse is planning to use a newborn's foot to obtain blood
for the required newborn metabolic testing. What part of the
foot is the best site to use for the puncture? ...... ANSWER
...... Outer heel
A nurse plans to administer vitamin K to a newborn. What
site should the nurse use for the injection? ...... ANSWER
...... Vastus lateralis
, During the second reactive period a newborn becomes more
alert and responsive and there is an increase in mucus
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production and gagging. What should the nurse do first?
...... ANSWER ...... Remove secretions from the
pharynx
An infant is born with a bilateral cleft palate. Plans are made
to begin reconstruction immediately. What nursing
intervention should be included to promote parent-infant
attachment? ...... ANSWER ...... Demonstrating
positive acceptance of the infant
After the birth of a neonate, a parent asks, "What is that
white substance over the baby's body?" The nurse initially
responds: ...... ANSWER ...... "It's expected, and it's
called vernix caseosa."
Shortly after birth the nurse instills erythromycin ophthalmic
ointment in the newborn's eyes. The father asks why an
antibiotic is needed because the mother does not have an
infection. The nurse explains that it protects the newborn
from: ...... ANSWER ...... Chlamydia and gonorrhea
HESI/PEDIATRIC PHARM ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ALL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
Page | 1
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (EXPERTLY
VERIFIED) GUARANTEED PASS|ALREADY TOP
RATED A+.
NCLEX PN, HESI
Ace Maternity NCLEX PN and HESI Pediatric Pharm exam
2025/2026 with confidence. This comprehensive exam resource is
designed to help you master key concepts in maternal and pediatric
pharmacology. It includes targeted questions on drug administration,
maternal care, and pediatric pharmacotherapy, offering a
comprehensive review to ensure you're fully prepared. Perfect for
nursing students looking to excel in both maternity and pediatric
pharmacology sections.
Phototherapy is prescribed for a neonate with
hyperbilirubinemia. Which nursing intervention is
appropriate to reduce the potentially harmful side effect of
the phototherapy? ...... ANSWER ...... Using shields on
the eyes to protect them from the light
During a vertex vaginal birth the nurse notes meconium-
stained amniotic fluid. What is the priority nursing
intervention for the newborn? ...... ANSWER ......
Suctioning the airway
, What is the most important parameter for the nurse to
monitor during the first 24 hours after the birth of an infant at
36 weeks' gestation? ...... ANSWER ...... Respiratory
Page | 2 distress
A new mother asks the nurse administering erythromycin
ophthalmic ointment to her newborn why her baby must be
subjected to this procedure. What is the best response by the
nurse? ...... ANSWER ...... "This antibiotic helps keep
babies from contracting eye infections."
After the birth of her daughter, a mother tells the nurse, "I
was told that my baby has to have an injection of vitamin K.
She's so small to be getting a shot. Why does she have to
have it?" How should the nurse respond? ...... ANSWER
...... "Newborns are deficient in vitamin K. This treatment
will protect your baby from bleeding."
A new mother exclaims to the nurse, "My baby looks like a
Conehead!" How should the nurse respond? ......
ANSWER ...... "This often happens as the baby's head
moves down the birth canal—the bones move for easier
passage."
, During labor a client states that she does not want eyedrops
or ointment placed in her baby's eyes immediately after birth.
How should the nurse respond? ...... ANSWER ......
Page | 3 "Let's talk about why you don't want the medicine to be
put into your baby's eyes."
A 7-lb newborn is admitted to the nursery with a prescription
for intramuscular phytonadione (vitamin K, Aquamephyton)
1 mg. The nurse explains to the parents that this vitamin is
administered to: ...... ANSWER ...... Promote clotting
of the blood
The nurse observes several dark round areas on a newborn's
buttocks on a dark-skinned neonate. How should this
observation be documented? ...... ANSWER ......
Mongolian spots
A nurse is planning to use a newborn's foot to obtain blood
for the required newborn metabolic testing. What part of the
foot is the best site to use for the puncture? ...... ANSWER
...... Outer heel
A nurse plans to administer vitamin K to a newborn. What
site should the nurse use for the injection? ...... ANSWER
...... Vastus lateralis
, During the second reactive period a newborn becomes more
alert and responsive and there is an increase in mucus
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production and gagging. What should the nurse do first?
...... ANSWER ...... Remove secretions from the
pharynx
An infant is born with a bilateral cleft palate. Plans are made
to begin reconstruction immediately. What nursing
intervention should be included to promote parent-infant
attachment? ...... ANSWER ...... Demonstrating
positive acceptance of the infant
After the birth of a neonate, a parent asks, "What is that
white substance over the baby's body?" The nurse initially
responds: ...... ANSWER ...... "It's expected, and it's
called vernix caseosa."
Shortly after birth the nurse instills erythromycin ophthalmic
ointment in the newborn's eyes. The father asks why an
antibiotic is needed because the mother does not have an
infection. The nurse explains that it protects the newborn
from: ...... ANSWER ...... Chlamydia and gonorrhea
