2025 HESI MATERNITY OB EXAM
VERSION 3 LATEST ALL 55 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Client teaching is an important part of the maternity nurse's role. Which factor has the greatest
influence on successful teaching of the gravid client? - CORRECT ANSWER-A. The client's readiness to
learn
A 38-week primagravida who works as a secretary and sits at a computer 8 hours a day tells the nurse
that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be most effective in preventing pooling of
blood in the lower extremities? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Move about every hour
During a prenatal visit, the nurse discusses with a client the effects of smoking on the fetus. When
compared with nonsmokers, mothers who smoke during pregnancy tend to produce infants who have -
CORRECT ANSWER-B. lower birth weights
A 26-year-old, gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at 28-weeks gestation in preterm labor.
She is given 3 doses of terbutaline sulfate (Brethine) 0.25 mg subcutaneously to stop her labor
contractions. The nurse plans to monitor for which primary side effect of terbutaline sulfate? - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Tachycardia and a feeling of nervousness
A mother who is breastfeeding her baby receives instructions from the nurse. Which instruction is most
effective to prevent nipple soreness? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. correctly place the infant on the breast
A full term infant is transferred to the nursery from L & D. Which information is most important for the
nurse to receive when planning immediate care for the newborn? - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Infant's
condition at birth and treatment received.
In developing a teaching plan for expectant parents, the nurse plans to include information about when
the parents can expect the infant's fontanels to close. The nurse bases the explanation on knowledge
, that for the normal newborn, the - CORRECT ANSWER-D. anterior fontanel closes at 12-18 mos and the
posterior fontanel by the end of the second month.
When assessing a client who is 12-weeks gestation, the nurse recommends the she and her husband
consider attending childbirth preparation classes.
What is the best time for the couple to attend these classes? - CORRECT ANSWER-D. At 30 weeks
gestation.
The nurse should encourage the laboring client to begin pushing when - CORRECT ANSWER-C. the cervix
is completely dilated
The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought information about conceiving. For teaching purposes,
the nurse should know that ovulation usually occurs - CORRECT ANSWER-A. two weeks before
menstruation.
The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated-blow breathing. The client begins to complain of
tingling fingers and dizziness. What action should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. have the client
breath into her cupped hands
When preparing a newborn care for expectant parents, what content should the nurse teach concerning
the newborn infant born at term gestation? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Vernix is a white, cheesy substance,
predominately located in the skin folds.
Twenty-four hours after admission to the newborn nursery, a full-term male infant develops localized
edema on the right side of his head. The nurse knows that, in the newborn, an accumulation of blood
between the periosteum and skull which does not cross the suture line is a newborn variation known as
- CORRECT ANSWER-A. a cephalhematoma, caused by forceps trauma and may last up to 8 weeks.
An expectant father tells the nurse he fears that his wife "is losing her mind". He states she is constantly
rubbing her abdomen and talking to the baby and that she actually reprimands the baby when it moves
too much. What recommendation should the nurse make to the expectant father? - CORRECT ANSWER-
D. Let him know that these behaviors are part of normal maternal/fetal bonding which occurs once the
mother feels fetal movement.
VERSION 3 LATEST ALL 55 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Client teaching is an important part of the maternity nurse's role. Which factor has the greatest
influence on successful teaching of the gravid client? - CORRECT ANSWER-A. The client's readiness to
learn
A 38-week primagravida who works as a secretary and sits at a computer 8 hours a day tells the nurse
that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be most effective in preventing pooling of
blood in the lower extremities? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Move about every hour
During a prenatal visit, the nurse discusses with a client the effects of smoking on the fetus. When
compared with nonsmokers, mothers who smoke during pregnancy tend to produce infants who have -
CORRECT ANSWER-B. lower birth weights
A 26-year-old, gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at 28-weeks gestation in preterm labor.
She is given 3 doses of terbutaline sulfate (Brethine) 0.25 mg subcutaneously to stop her labor
contractions. The nurse plans to monitor for which primary side effect of terbutaline sulfate? - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Tachycardia and a feeling of nervousness
A mother who is breastfeeding her baby receives instructions from the nurse. Which instruction is most
effective to prevent nipple soreness? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. correctly place the infant on the breast
A full term infant is transferred to the nursery from L & D. Which information is most important for the
nurse to receive when planning immediate care for the newborn? - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Infant's
condition at birth and treatment received.
In developing a teaching plan for expectant parents, the nurse plans to include information about when
the parents can expect the infant's fontanels to close. The nurse bases the explanation on knowledge
, that for the normal newborn, the - CORRECT ANSWER-D. anterior fontanel closes at 12-18 mos and the
posterior fontanel by the end of the second month.
When assessing a client who is 12-weeks gestation, the nurse recommends the she and her husband
consider attending childbirth preparation classes.
What is the best time for the couple to attend these classes? - CORRECT ANSWER-D. At 30 weeks
gestation.
The nurse should encourage the laboring client to begin pushing when - CORRECT ANSWER-C. the cervix
is completely dilated
The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought information about conceiving. For teaching purposes,
the nurse should know that ovulation usually occurs - CORRECT ANSWER-A. two weeks before
menstruation.
The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated-blow breathing. The client begins to complain of
tingling fingers and dizziness. What action should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. have the client
breath into her cupped hands
When preparing a newborn care for expectant parents, what content should the nurse teach concerning
the newborn infant born at term gestation? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Vernix is a white, cheesy substance,
predominately located in the skin folds.
Twenty-four hours after admission to the newborn nursery, a full-term male infant develops localized
edema on the right side of his head. The nurse knows that, in the newborn, an accumulation of blood
between the periosteum and skull which does not cross the suture line is a newborn variation known as
- CORRECT ANSWER-A. a cephalhematoma, caused by forceps trauma and may last up to 8 weeks.
An expectant father tells the nurse he fears that his wife "is losing her mind". He states she is constantly
rubbing her abdomen and talking to the baby and that she actually reprimands the baby when it moves
too much. What recommendation should the nurse make to the expectant father? - CORRECT ANSWER-
D. Let him know that these behaviors are part of normal maternal/fetal bonding which occurs once the
mother feels fetal movement.
