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HESI PA 1 and 2 – Maternity Practice Exam (New Updated) – Practice Questions and Answers

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This document covers maternity nursing content for HESI PA 1 and PA 2, focusing on key obstetric topics such as pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum care, and neonatal assessment. It includes updated practice questions designed to reinforce essential concepts and improve exam readiness for maternity-related nursing assessments. The material is structured to support revision and test preparation for HESI exams.

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HESI PA 1 and 2 MATERNITYPRACTICE NEW
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1. The nurse is planning care for a client at 30-weeks gestation who
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vn is experiencing preterm labor. What maternal prescription is
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2. Betamethasone (Celestone) 12 mg deep IM vn vn vn vn vn




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2. A gravid client develops maternal hypotension following
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2. Assist the client to a sitting position
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3. Monitor fetal status vn vn




4. Place the client in a lateral position
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5. Increase IV fluids vn vn




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. When assessing the integument of a 24 hour old newborn, the
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vn nurse notes a pink papular rash with superimposed vesicles on
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vn the thorax, back and abdomen. What actionshould the nurse
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vn implement next? vn




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2. Notify the healthcare provider immediately
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3. Obtain a culture from one of the vesicles
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4. Move the newborn to an isolated nursery - CORRECT ANSWER 1,
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vn Which parametershould the nurse assess first for signs of
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vn internal hemorrhage? vn




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3. Changes in the fetal heart rate patterns
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4. Alteration in maternal blood pressure - vn vn vn vn vn




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The healthcare provider prescribes a secondary infusion of
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vn Dextrose 5% in Water (D5W)50 mg IV with magnesium sulfate 4
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vn grams/50 mL to be infused over 30 minutes for a client with
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vn preeclampsia. The nurse should program the infusion pump to vn vn vn vn vn vn vn vn




vn deliver how many mL/hr? (enter numeric value only. If rounding is
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vn required, round to the nearest whole number) - CORRECT ANSWER
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50 mL x 60 min = 3000
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vn minutes = 100mL/hrHESI vn vn n
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While assessing a newborn the nurse observes diffused edema of
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vn the soft issues of thescalp that cross the suture lines. How should
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