HESI Maternity Exam | Questions and 100% Correct Verified Answers | 2023/ 2024

HESI Maternity Exam | Questions and 100% Correct Verified Answers | 2023/ 2024 Q: Newborn assessment that indicates a cardiac problem? Answer: RR 78/min. Rationale: Normal respiratory rate for a newborn is 40 - 60. Q: Abacavir (ziagen) 450 mg po tid ordered for HIV positive. Stock is 300 mg tabs. Give? Answer: Give 1.5 tabs. Q: Sore nipples on day 2 of breastfeeding. Answer: Assess infants position while feeding. Rationale: To make sure baby is latching properly. Q: Rh negative refuses Rhogam after delivery. Answer: Rhogam prevents maternal antibody formation for future Rh positive babies. Q: 24 hours after birth, cephalohematoma, what intervention? Answer: Examine jaundice Q8 hours. Rationale: Bilirubin increases as rbcs in cephalohematoma breakdown. Q: . Patient had twins born to multigravida, 12 hours ago. Nursing Dx? Answer: Assess fundal tone and lochia flow. Q: . Primigravida, 36 week, admitted, water broke, 2cm dilated, 50% effaced, -2 station, vertex presentation, greenish colored amniotic fluid, contractions Q3-5 min with deceased in FHR after the last 4 contraction peaks. What to do FIRST? Answer: 02 via facemask. Q: Terbutaline (Brethine) injections for preterm labor. When do you hold and call the MD? Answer: Bilateral crackles in lungs on auscultation (critical complication). Rationale: Could indicate pulmonary edema. Q: APGAR 3. Intervention? Answer: Continue resuscitation efforts. Q: In PACU, the most important assessment for first 8 hours after cesarean: Answer: Uterine atony.