HESI OBSTETRICS MATERNITY
PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2026 NEWEST
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,HESI OBSTETRICS MATERNITY PRACTICE TEST EXAM
2026 NEWEST UPDATE COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED
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What action should the nurse implement with the family when an infant is born with
anencephaly?
Ensure that measures to facilitate the attachment process are offered.
Prepare the family to explore ways to cope with the imminent death of the infant.
Inform the family about multiple corrective surgical procedures that will be needed.
Provide emotional support to facilitate the consideration of fetal organ donation. - Answer>>>
Prepare the family to explore ways to cope with the imminent death of the infant.
A 31-year-old woman uses an over-the-counter (OTC) pregnancy test that is positive one week
after a missed period. At the clinic, the client tells the nurse she takes phenytoin (Dilantin) for
epilepsy, has a history of irregular periods, is under stress at work, and has not been sleeping
well. The client's physical examination and ultrasound do not indicate that she is pregnant. How
should the nurse explain the most likely cause for obtaining false-positive pregnancy test results?
Having an irregular menstrual cycle.
Using an anticonvulsant for epilepsy.
Taking the pregnancy test too early.
Being under too much stress at work. - Answer>>> Using an anticonvulsant for epilepsy.
When discussing birth in a home setting with a group of pregnant women, which situation should
the nurse include about the safety of a home birth?
Only the woman and her midwife should be present during the delivery.
The woman should live no more than 15 minutes from the hospital.
,The woman's extended family should be allowed to attend the home birth.
Medical backup should be available quickly in case of complications. - Answer>>> Medical
backup should be available quickly in case of complications.
A client at 8-months gestation tells the nurse that she knows her baby listens to her, but her
husband thinks she is imagining things. What information should the nurse provide?
Many women imagine what their baby is like by interpreting fetal movements.
The fetus in utero is capable of hearing and does respond to the mother's voice.
The healthcare provider should address her concerns about her baby's hearing function.
The interaction between the mother's voice and the fetus's response ensures bonding. -
Answer>>> The fetus in utero is capable of hearing and does respond to the mother's voice.
A nulliparous client telephones the labor and delivery unit to report that she is in labor. What
action should the nurse implement?
Emphasize that food and fluid intake should stop.
Tell the woman to stay home until her membranes rupture.
Ask the client to describe why she thinks she is in labor.
Suggest the client to come to the hospital for labor evaluation. - Answer>>> Ask the client to
describe why she thinks she is in labor.
When assessing a newborn infant's heart rate, which technique is most important for the nurse to
use?
Quiet the infant before counting the heart rate.
Listen at the apex of the heart.
Count the heart rate for at least one full minute.
Palpate the umbilical cord. - Answer>>> Count the heart rate for at least one full minute.
The nurse observes a new mother avoiding eye contact with her newborn. Which action should
the nurse take?
, Ask the mother why she won't look at the infant.
Observe the mother for other attachment behaviors.
Examine the newborn's eyes for the ability to focus.
Recognize this as a common reaction in new mothers. - Answer>>> Observe the mother for
other attachment behaviors.
A client is experiencing "back" labor and complains of intense pain in the lower lumbar-sacral
area. What action should the nurse implement?
Perform effleurage on the abdomen.
Encourage pant-blow breathing techniques.
Apply counter pressure against the sacrum.
Assist the client in guided imagery. - Answer>>> Apply counter pressure against the sacrum.
A client in the first stage of active labor is using a shallow pattern of rapid breaths that is twice
the normal adult breathing rate. The client complains of feeling light-headed, dizzy, and states
that her fingers are tingling. What action should the nurse implement?
Notify the healthcare provider.
Help her breathe into a paper bag.
Administer oxygen via nasal cannula.
Tell the client to slow her breathing. - Answer>>> Help her breathe into a paper bag.
Which statement by a client who is pregnant indicates to the nurse an understanding of the role
of protein during pregnancy?
"Protein helps the fetus grow while I am pregnant."
"Gestational diabetes is prevented by eating protein."
"Anemia is averted by consuming enough protein."
PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2026 NEWEST
UPDATE COMPLETE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
Copyright@2026
,HESI OBSTETRICS MATERNITY PRACTICE TEST EXAM
2026 NEWEST UPDATE COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED
PASS | ASSURED A+
What action should the nurse implement with the family when an infant is born with
anencephaly?
Ensure that measures to facilitate the attachment process are offered.
Prepare the family to explore ways to cope with the imminent death of the infant.
Inform the family about multiple corrective surgical procedures that will be needed.
Provide emotional support to facilitate the consideration of fetal organ donation. - Answer>>>
Prepare the family to explore ways to cope with the imminent death of the infant.
A 31-year-old woman uses an over-the-counter (OTC) pregnancy test that is positive one week
after a missed period. At the clinic, the client tells the nurse she takes phenytoin (Dilantin) for
epilepsy, has a history of irregular periods, is under stress at work, and has not been sleeping
well. The client's physical examination and ultrasound do not indicate that she is pregnant. How
should the nurse explain the most likely cause for obtaining false-positive pregnancy test results?
Having an irregular menstrual cycle.
Using an anticonvulsant for epilepsy.
Taking the pregnancy test too early.
Being under too much stress at work. - Answer>>> Using an anticonvulsant for epilepsy.
When discussing birth in a home setting with a group of pregnant women, which situation should
the nurse include about the safety of a home birth?
Only the woman and her midwife should be present during the delivery.
The woman should live no more than 15 minutes from the hospital.
,The woman's extended family should be allowed to attend the home birth.
Medical backup should be available quickly in case of complications. - Answer>>> Medical
backup should be available quickly in case of complications.
A client at 8-months gestation tells the nurse that she knows her baby listens to her, but her
husband thinks she is imagining things. What information should the nurse provide?
Many women imagine what their baby is like by interpreting fetal movements.
The fetus in utero is capable of hearing and does respond to the mother's voice.
The healthcare provider should address her concerns about her baby's hearing function.
The interaction between the mother's voice and the fetus's response ensures bonding. -
Answer>>> The fetus in utero is capable of hearing and does respond to the mother's voice.
A nulliparous client telephones the labor and delivery unit to report that she is in labor. What
action should the nurse implement?
Emphasize that food and fluid intake should stop.
Tell the woman to stay home until her membranes rupture.
Ask the client to describe why she thinks she is in labor.
Suggest the client to come to the hospital for labor evaluation. - Answer>>> Ask the client to
describe why she thinks she is in labor.
When assessing a newborn infant's heart rate, which technique is most important for the nurse to
use?
Quiet the infant before counting the heart rate.
Listen at the apex of the heart.
Count the heart rate for at least one full minute.
Palpate the umbilical cord. - Answer>>> Count the heart rate for at least one full minute.
The nurse observes a new mother avoiding eye contact with her newborn. Which action should
the nurse take?
, Ask the mother why she won't look at the infant.
Observe the mother for other attachment behaviors.
Examine the newborn's eyes for the ability to focus.
Recognize this as a common reaction in new mothers. - Answer>>> Observe the mother for
other attachment behaviors.
A client is experiencing "back" labor and complains of intense pain in the lower lumbar-sacral
area. What action should the nurse implement?
Perform effleurage on the abdomen.
Encourage pant-blow breathing techniques.
Apply counter pressure against the sacrum.
Assist the client in guided imagery. - Answer>>> Apply counter pressure against the sacrum.
A client in the first stage of active labor is using a shallow pattern of rapid breaths that is twice
the normal adult breathing rate. The client complains of feeling light-headed, dizzy, and states
that her fingers are tingling. What action should the nurse implement?
Notify the healthcare provider.
Help her breathe into a paper bag.
Administer oxygen via nasal cannula.
Tell the client to slow her breathing. - Answer>>> Help her breathe into a paper bag.
Which statement by a client who is pregnant indicates to the nurse an understanding of the role
of protein during pregnancy?
"Protein helps the fetus grow while I am pregnant."
"Gestational diabetes is prevented by eating protein."
"Anemia is averted by consuming enough protein."
