5/23/25, 11:22 PM RN HESI Maternity
RN HESI MATERNITY NEWEST EXAM 2025-2026
\COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK EXAM \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS &
RATIONALES \NEWEST VERSION (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
A new mother calls the D. reassure the mother that the infant is old enough to eat iron-
nurse stating that she wants fortified cereal
to start feeding her 6-month-
old child something besides
breast milk, but is concerned
that the infant is too young
to start eating solid foods.
How should the
nurse respond?
A. encourage the mother
to schedule a
developmental
assessment of the infant
B. advise the mother to wait at
least
another month before
starting any solid foods
C. instruct the mother to offer
a few spoons of 2-3 pureed
fruit at each meal
D. reassure the mother that
the infant is old enough to
eat iron-fortified cereal
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,5/23/25, 11:22 PM RN HESI Maternity
While caring for a D. Change the maternal position
laboring client on
continuous fetal monitoring,
the nurse notes a fetal heart
rate pattern that falls and
rises abruptly with a "V"
shaped
appearance. What action
should the nurse take
first?
A. Prepare for a potential
cesarean
B. Allow the client to begin
pushing
C. Administer oxygen at 10/L by
mask
D. Change the maternal
position
A postpartum client who is D. RhoGam prevents maternal antibody formation for future Rh-
Rh-negative refuses to positive babies
receive Rho (D) immune
globulin (RhoGam) after
delivery of an infant who is
Rh-positive. Which
information should the nure
provide this client?
A. RhoGam is not necessary
unless all her pregnancies
are Rh-positive
B. The R-positive factor
from the fetus
threatens her blood
cells
C. The mother should
receive RhoGam when
the baby is Rh-negative
D. RhoGam prevents
maternal antibody
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,5/23/25, 11:22 PM RN HESI Maternity
formation for future Rh-
positive babies
A 6-week-old infant diagnosed A. Weak cry without any tears
with pyloric stenosis has
recently developed projectile
vomiting. Which
assessment finding
indicates to the nurse that
the infant is becoming
dehydrated?
A. Weak cry without any tears
B. Bulging fontanel
C. Visible peristaltic wave.
D. Palpable mass in the
right upper quadrant
A full-term, 24-hour-old infant C. Stimulate the infant to cry
in the
nursery regurgitates and
suddenly turns cyanotic.
What should the nurse do
first?
A. Suction the oral and nasal
passages
B. Give oxygen by positive
pressure
C. Stimulate the infant to cry
D. Turn the infant onto the right
side
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, 5/23/25, 11:22 PM RN HESI Maternity
A client at 40-weeks' C. color and consistency of the fluid
gestation presents to the
obstetrical floor and
indicates that the amniotic
membranes ruptured
spontaneously at home. She is
in active
labor and feels the need to
bear down and push. What
information is most
important for the nurse to
obtain first?
A. the estimated amount of
fluid
B. time the membranes ruptured
C. color and consistency of the
fluid
D. any odor noted when
membranes ruptured.
An infant with tetralogy of C. Place the infant in a knee-chest position
Fallot becomes acutely
cyanotic and hyper apneic.
Which action should the
nurse implement first?A.
Administer morphine
sulphate.
B. Start IV fluids.
C. Place the infant in a knee-
chest position
D. Provide 100% oxygen by
face mask.
A one-day-old neonate A. jaundice
develops a
cephalohematoma. The
nurse should closely assess
this neonate for which
common complication?
A. jaundice
B. poor appetite
C. brain damage
D. hypoglycemia
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RN HESI MATERNITY NEWEST EXAM 2025-2026
\COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK EXAM \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS &
RATIONALES \NEWEST VERSION (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
A new mother calls the D. reassure the mother that the infant is old enough to eat iron-
nurse stating that she wants fortified cereal
to start feeding her 6-month-
old child something besides
breast milk, but is concerned
that the infant is too young
to start eating solid foods.
How should the
nurse respond?
A. encourage the mother
to schedule a
developmental
assessment of the infant
B. advise the mother to wait at
least
another month before
starting any solid foods
C. instruct the mother to offer
a few spoons of 2-3 pureed
fruit at each meal
D. reassure the mother that
the infant is old enough to
eat iron-fortified cereal
/ 1/69
,5/23/25, 11:22 PM RN HESI Maternity
While caring for a D. Change the maternal position
laboring client on
continuous fetal monitoring,
the nurse notes a fetal heart
rate pattern that falls and
rises abruptly with a "V"
shaped
appearance. What action
should the nurse take
first?
A. Prepare for a potential
cesarean
B. Allow the client to begin
pushing
C. Administer oxygen at 10/L by
mask
D. Change the maternal
position
A postpartum client who is D. RhoGam prevents maternal antibody formation for future Rh-
Rh-negative refuses to positive babies
receive Rho (D) immune
globulin (RhoGam) after
delivery of an infant who is
Rh-positive. Which
information should the nure
provide this client?
A. RhoGam is not necessary
unless all her pregnancies
are Rh-positive
B. The R-positive factor
from the fetus
threatens her blood
cells
C. The mother should
receive RhoGam when
the baby is Rh-negative
D. RhoGam prevents
maternal antibody
/ 2/69
,5/23/25, 11:22 PM RN HESI Maternity
formation for future Rh-
positive babies
A 6-week-old infant diagnosed A. Weak cry without any tears
with pyloric stenosis has
recently developed projectile
vomiting. Which
assessment finding
indicates to the nurse that
the infant is becoming
dehydrated?
A. Weak cry without any tears
B. Bulging fontanel
C. Visible peristaltic wave.
D. Palpable mass in the
right upper quadrant
A full-term, 24-hour-old infant C. Stimulate the infant to cry
in the
nursery regurgitates and
suddenly turns cyanotic.
What should the nurse do
first?
A. Suction the oral and nasal
passages
B. Give oxygen by positive
pressure
C. Stimulate the infant to cry
D. Turn the infant onto the right
side
/ 3/69
, 5/23/25, 11:22 PM RN HESI Maternity
A client at 40-weeks' C. color and consistency of the fluid
gestation presents to the
obstetrical floor and
indicates that the amniotic
membranes ruptured
spontaneously at home. She is
in active
labor and feels the need to
bear down and push. What
information is most
important for the nurse to
obtain first?
A. the estimated amount of
fluid
B. time the membranes ruptured
C. color and consistency of the
fluid
D. any odor noted when
membranes ruptured.
An infant with tetralogy of C. Place the infant in a knee-chest position
Fallot becomes acutely
cyanotic and hyper apneic.
Which action should the
nurse implement first?A.
Administer morphine
sulphate.
B. Start IV fluids.
C. Place the infant in a knee-
chest position
D. Provide 100% oxygen by
face mask.
A one-day-old neonate A. jaundice
develops a
cephalohematoma. The
nurse should closely assess
this neonate for which
common complication?
A. jaundice
B. poor appetite
C. brain damage
D. hypoglycemia
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