Hesi OB Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

Hesi OB Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified A postpartum client experiences a sudden gush of vaginal blood when standing. What is the nurse’s best action? A. Call for immediate surgery B. Assess fundal tone and massage if boggy C. Restrict all ambulation D. Provide IV antibiotics A laboring woman reports intense back pain with each contraction. What nursing intervention is most helpful? A. Place client in Trendelenburg position B. Apply counterpressure to the sacral area C. Administer cold IV fluids D. Encourage hyperventilation A client at 10 weeks gestation reports nausea each morning. Which suggestion should the nurse provide? 2 A. Drink coffee before rising B. Eat dry crackers before getting out of bed C. Skip breakfast to reduce nausea D. Take prenatal vitamins on an empty stomach A client at 39 weeks gestation presents with painless bright red vaginal bleeding. What should the nurse suspect? A. Placental abruption B. Placenta previa C. Preterm labor D. Uterine rupture A client in labor is receiving oxytocin. Which finding requires immediate intervention? A. Contractions every 4 minutes B. Fetal heart rate at 150 bpm C. Contractions lasting 120 seconds each D. Maternal complaint of mild fatigue 3 A woman in active labor reports feeling the urge to push, but she is only 8 cm dilated. What should the nurse do? A. Encourage her to push with contractions B. Instruct her to pant and breathe through contractions C. Place her in Trendelenburg D. Call for immediate C-section A postpartum woman has a firm fundus at the umbilicus but heavy lochia rubra with clots. What should the nurse suspect? A. Uterine atony B. Vaginal laceration C. Retained placenta D. Normal finding A client at 34 weeks gestation presents with severe hypertension and proteinuria. What is the priority nursing action? A. Encourage ambulation B. Place client on bed rest in side-lying position C. Start oxytocin infusion 4 D. Provide iron supplementation A newborn has irregular respirations of 30/min with brief pauses less than 10 seconds. The nurse should: A. Initiate resuscitation B. Document as normal periodic breathing C. Apply oxygen immediately D. Call rapid response