OB HESI FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ How many days are there between the beginning of ovulation and the
next menstrual cycle. In other words ovulation occurs ____ days before
the next menstrual cycle? Answer: 14
◉ How many days do sperm live? Answer: 3 days
48-72 hours
◉ How many days does an egg live? Answer: 1 day
24 hours
◉ When some women become pregnant they may experience _____
&_______leading them to believe they aren't pregnant Answer:
Implantation bleeding
Spotting
◉ Signs of maternal fetal bonding during pregnancy? Answer: Talking
to fetus in utero
Massaging abdomen
,Nicknaming fetus
◉ Gravidity Answer: Number of pregnancies
◉ Term Answer: Term births or pregnancies delivered
◉ Pre-term Answer: Pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation
but ends before completion of 37 weeks of gestation
◉ Abortions and miscarriages Answer: Pregnancies that do not reach 20
weeks of gestation
◉ Living children Answer: Infant that has survived birth
◉ How do you calculate gestational age Answer: Count back three
months from the first day of the last normal menstrual period and add 7
days.
◉ At approximately _____ weeks gestation, a plasma volume increase
of 25% to 40% occurs, resulting in normal hemodilution of pregnancy
and hematocrit values of 32% to 42%. High Hct values may look good,
but in reality they represent a ________ & _________. Answer: 28 to 32
weeks
,gestational hypertension disorder & a depleted vascular space.
◉ Hgb and Hct values can be used to evaluate? Answer: Nutritional
Status
◉ A weight gain of ____ to ____ pound should occur during the first
trimester. Answer: 2-4
◉ Foods high in iron? Answer: Fish and Red Meats
Cereals and Yellow Vegetables
Green Leafy Vegetables and Citrus Fruits
Egg Yolks and Dried Fruits
◉ As pregnancy advances, the uterus presses on which abdominal
vessels? Answer: Vena Cava and Aorta
◉ Which position will relieve supine hypotension and increase perfusion
to uterus, placenta, and fetus? Answer: left side lying
◉ Fetal well being is determined by? Answer: assessing fundal height
fetal heart tones and rate
fetal movement
uterine activity (contractions)
, ◉ What is the first and most important indicator of compromised blood
flow to the fetus? Answer: Changes in Fetal Heart Rate .
◉ Normal fetal heart rate? Answer: 110-160
◉ Possible indications of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are? Answer:
visual disturbances
swelling or face, fingers or sacum
sever, continuous headache
persistent vomiting
epigastric pain
infection
Signs of Infections: chills, Temp over 100.4, dysuria, pain in abdomen
fluid discharge or bleeding from vagina (anything other than normal
leukorrhea)
change in fetal movement or increased FHR
◉ How many cups of milk or yogurt should a pregnant woman consume
each day? Answer: 3 cups
◉ Daily calcium requirements are needed to prevent what from
happening? Answer: leg cramps
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ How many days are there between the beginning of ovulation and the
next menstrual cycle. In other words ovulation occurs ____ days before
the next menstrual cycle? Answer: 14
◉ How many days do sperm live? Answer: 3 days
48-72 hours
◉ How many days does an egg live? Answer: 1 day
24 hours
◉ When some women become pregnant they may experience _____
&_______leading them to believe they aren't pregnant Answer:
Implantation bleeding
Spotting
◉ Signs of maternal fetal bonding during pregnancy? Answer: Talking
to fetus in utero
Massaging abdomen
,Nicknaming fetus
◉ Gravidity Answer: Number of pregnancies
◉ Term Answer: Term births or pregnancies delivered
◉ Pre-term Answer: Pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation
but ends before completion of 37 weeks of gestation
◉ Abortions and miscarriages Answer: Pregnancies that do not reach 20
weeks of gestation
◉ Living children Answer: Infant that has survived birth
◉ How do you calculate gestational age Answer: Count back three
months from the first day of the last normal menstrual period and add 7
days.
◉ At approximately _____ weeks gestation, a plasma volume increase
of 25% to 40% occurs, resulting in normal hemodilution of pregnancy
and hematocrit values of 32% to 42%. High Hct values may look good,
but in reality they represent a ________ & _________. Answer: 28 to 32
weeks
,gestational hypertension disorder & a depleted vascular space.
◉ Hgb and Hct values can be used to evaluate? Answer: Nutritional
Status
◉ A weight gain of ____ to ____ pound should occur during the first
trimester. Answer: 2-4
◉ Foods high in iron? Answer: Fish and Red Meats
Cereals and Yellow Vegetables
Green Leafy Vegetables and Citrus Fruits
Egg Yolks and Dried Fruits
◉ As pregnancy advances, the uterus presses on which abdominal
vessels? Answer: Vena Cava and Aorta
◉ Which position will relieve supine hypotension and increase perfusion
to uterus, placenta, and fetus? Answer: left side lying
◉ Fetal well being is determined by? Answer: assessing fundal height
fetal heart tones and rate
fetal movement
uterine activity (contractions)
, ◉ What is the first and most important indicator of compromised blood
flow to the fetus? Answer: Changes in Fetal Heart Rate .
◉ Normal fetal heart rate? Answer: 110-160
◉ Possible indications of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are? Answer:
visual disturbances
swelling or face, fingers or sacum
sever, continuous headache
persistent vomiting
epigastric pain
infection
Signs of Infections: chills, Temp over 100.4, dysuria, pain in abdomen
fluid discharge or bleeding from vagina (anything other than normal
leukorrhea)
change in fetal movement or increased FHR
◉ How many cups of milk or yogurt should a pregnant woman consume
each day? Answer: 3 cups
◉ Daily calcium requirements are needed to prevent what from
happening? Answer: leg cramps
