2023 HESI OB Maternity Version 1 (V1) Exit Exam (All 55 Qs) TB w/Pics Included!! A++ LAST UPDATE 2023

2023 HESI OB Maternity Version 1 (V1) Exit Exam (All 55 Qs) TB w/Pics Included!! A++ LAST UPDATE 2023 • At 0600 while admitting a woman for a scheduled repeat cesarean section (CSection), the client tells the nurse that she drank a cup a coffee at 0400 because she wanted to avoid getting a headache. Which action should the nurse take first? Inform the anesthesia care provider • The nurse is caring for a postpartum client who is exhibiting symptoms of a spinal headache 24 hours following delivery of a normal newborn. Prior to the anesthesiologist arrival on the unit, which action should the nurse perform? - Place procedure equipment at bedside • The nurse is caring for a newborn who is 18 inches long, weighs 4 pounds, 14 ounces, has a head circumference of 13 inches, and a chest circumference of 10 inches. Based on these physical findings, assessment for which condition has the highest priority? Hypoglycemia • The nurse is caring for a 35 week gestation infant delivered by cesarean section2 hours ago. the nurse observes the infants respiratory rate is 72 breaths minute with nasal flaring, grunting, and retractions. the nurse should recognize these finding indicate which complication? - B – transient tachypnea of the newborn • A primipara client at 42 weeks gestation is admitted for induction. within one hour after initiating an oxytocin infusion, her cervix is 100% effaced and 6 cm dilated, contractions are occuring every 1 minute with a 75 second duration. when nurse stops the oxytocin and starts oxygen. after 30 minutes of uterine rest, the contractions are occuring every 5 minutes with 20 second duration. which intervention should the nurse implement? Restart the oxytocin per oxytocin protocol • A primigravida arrives at the observation unit of the maternity unit because she thinks she is in labor. the nurse applies the external fetal heart monitor and determines she is not in labor. What makes the nurse realize she is not in labor? Contractions stop when the client is walking • A primigravida client with gestational hypertension and bishop score of 3 is scheduled for induction of labor. the nurse administers misoprostol at 0700 then observes regular contractions with cervical changes at 0900 which action should the nurse take? - Administer oxytocin 4 hours later • A multigravida client in labor is receiving oxytocin Pitocin 4mu/minute to help promote an effective contraction pattern. The available solution is Lactated Ringers 1,000 ml with Pitocin 20 units. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many ml/hr? 12 • The nurse is caring for a client whose fetus died in utero at 32 weeks gestation. After the fetus is delivered vaginally, the nurse implements routine demise protocol and identification procedures. What action is most important for the nurse to take? Encourage the mother to hold and spend time with her baby • Following a minor vehicle collision, a client 36 weeks gestation is brought to the emergency center. She is lying supine on a backboard , is awake , denies any complaints. Her blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg and heart rate is 130 beats per min. What action should the nurse implement first? Turn the board sideways to displace the uterus lateral • A new mother asks the nurse about an area ofswelling on her baby's head near the posterior fontanel that lies across the suture li