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MATERNITY HESI EXAM LATEST WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED
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Client teaching is an important part of the maternity
nurse's role. Which factor has the greatest influence on
successful teaching of the gravid client? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ A. The client's readiness to learn
A 38-week primagravida who works as a secretary and
sits at a computer 8 hours a day tells the nurse that her
feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be
most effective in preventing pooling of blood in the
lower extremities? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ C. Move
about every hour
During a prenatal visit, the nurse discusses with a client
the effects of smoking on the fetus. When compared
with nonsmokers, mothers who smoke during pregnancy
tend to produce infants who have - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ B. lower birth weights
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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. The nurse
plans to monitor for which primary side effect of
terbutaline sulfate? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ C.
Tachycardia and a feeling of nervousness
A mother who is breastfeeding her baby receives
instructions from the nurse. Which instruction is most
effective to prevent nipple soreness? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ C. correctly place the infant on the breast
A full term infant is transferred to the nursery from L &
D. Which information is most important for the nurse to
receive when planning immediate care for the newborn?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ B. Infant's condition at birth and
treatment received.
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 - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ D. anterior
fontanel closes at 12-18 mos and the posterior fontanel
by the end of the second month.
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When assessing a client who is 12-weeks gestation, the
nurse recommends the she and her husband consider
attending childbirth preparation classes.
What is the best time for the couple to attend these
classes? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ D. At 30 weeks
gestation.
The nurse should encourage the laboring client to begin
pushing when - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ C. the cervix is
completely dilated
The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought
information about conceiving. For teaching purposes, the
nurse should know that ovulation usually occurs -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ A. two weeks before menstruation.
The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated-
blow breathing. The client begins to complain of tingling
fingers and dizziness. What action should the nurse
take? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ C. have the client breath
into her cupped hands
When preparing a newborn care for expectant parents,
what content should the nurse teach concerning the
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newborn infant born at term gestation? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ C. Vernix is a white, cheesy substance,
predominately located in the skin folds.
Twenty-four hours after admission to the newborn
nursery, a full-term male infant develops localized
edema on the right side of his head. The nurse knows
that, in the newborn, an accumulation of blood between
the periosteum and skull which does not cross the suture
line is a newborn variation known as - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ A. a cephalhematoma, caused by forceps
trauma and may last up to 8 weeks.
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 the
expectant father? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ D. Let him
know that these behaviors are part of normal
maternal/fetal bonding which occurs once the mother
feels fetal movement.
A new mother asks the nurse, "How do I know my
daughter is getting enough breast milk? Which
explanation will the nurse provide? - ....ANSWER
MATERNITY HESI EXAM LATEST WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED
PASS!
Client teaching is an important part of the maternity
nurse's role. Which factor has the greatest influence on
successful teaching of the gravid client? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ A. The client's readiness to learn
A 38-week primagravida who works as a secretary and
sits at a computer 8 hours a day tells the nurse that her
feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be
most effective in preventing pooling of blood in the
lower extremities? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ C. Move
about every hour
During a prenatal visit, the nurse discusses with a client
the effects of smoking on the fetus. When compared
with nonsmokers, mothers who smoke during pregnancy
tend to produce infants who have - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ B. lower birth weights
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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. The nurse
plans to monitor for which primary side effect of
terbutaline sulfate? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ C.
Tachycardia and a feeling of nervousness
A mother who is breastfeeding her baby receives
instructions from the nurse. Which instruction is most
effective to prevent nipple soreness? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ C. correctly place the infant on the breast
A full term infant is transferred to the nursery from L &
D. Which information is most important for the nurse to
receive when planning immediate care for the newborn?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ B. Infant's condition at birth and
treatment received.
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 - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ D. anterior
fontanel closes at 12-18 mos and the posterior fontanel
by the end of the second month.
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When assessing a client who is 12-weeks gestation, the
nurse recommends the she and her husband consider
attending childbirth preparation classes.
What is the best time for the couple to attend these
classes? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ D. At 30 weeks
gestation.
The nurse should encourage the laboring client to begin
pushing when - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ C. the cervix is
completely dilated
The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought
information about conceiving. For teaching purposes, the
nurse should know that ovulation usually occurs -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ A. two weeks before menstruation.
The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated-
blow breathing. The client begins to complain of tingling
fingers and dizziness. What action should the nurse
take? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ C. have the client breath
into her cupped hands
When preparing a newborn care for expectant parents,
what content should the nurse teach concerning the
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newborn infant born at term gestation? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ C. Vernix is a white, cheesy substance,
predominately located in the skin folds.
Twenty-four hours after admission to the newborn
nursery, a full-term male infant develops localized
edema on the right side of his head. The nurse knows
that, in the newborn, an accumulation of blood between
the periosteum and skull which does not cross the suture
line is a newborn variation known as - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ A. a cephalhematoma, caused by forceps
trauma and may last up to 8 weeks.
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 the
expectant father? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ D. Let him
know that these behaviors are part of normal
maternal/fetal bonding which occurs once the mother
feels fetal movement.
A new mother asks the nurse, "How do I know my
daughter is getting enough breast milk? Which
explanation will the nurse provide? - ....ANSWER
