HESI V2 Obstetrics Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
A laboring client is experiencing back pain due to fetal occiput posterior position. What is the
best nonpharmacologic intervention?
A. Supine rest with pillows
B. Apply heat packs to the abdomen
✔✔C. Apply firm counterpressure to the lower back
D. Encourage hyperventilation
A nurse is caring for a pregnant client with severe preeclampsia. Which medication is most
important to administer to prevent seizures?
A. Oxytocin
✔✔B. Magnesium sulfate
C. Methylergometrine
D. Terbutaline
A postpartum woman is saturating one peripad every 15 minutes. What is the nurse’s priority
action?
1
,A. Encourage oral fluids
✔✔B. Perform uterine massage
C. Offer pain medication
D. Place the infant to breast
A client at 10 weeks’ gestation reports morning nausea. Which recommendation is best?
A. Eat large meals
B. Drink fluids only with meals
✔✔C. Eat small, frequent snacks throughout the day
D. Skip breakfast to avoid nausea
A nurse is monitoring fetal heart rate during labor and notes late decelerations. What should the
nurse do first?
A. Encourage maternal pushing
✔✔B. Reposition the client to the left side
C. Prepare for immediate delivery
D. Increase oxytocin infusion
2
, A pregnant client is Rh-negative and has delivered an Rh-positive infant. What is the appropriate
nursing action?
A. Administer iron supplements
✔✔B. Administer Rho(D) immune globulin
C. Encourage breastfeeding only
D. Provide oxygen therapy
A woman in labor requests an epidural. What is the nurse’s priority before administration?
✔✔A. Assess maternal blood pressure
B. Monitor fetal station
C. Encourage ambulation
D. Apply fundal pressure
A postpartum client develops breast engorgement. What is the best nursing advice?
A. Avoid breastfeeding
✔✔B. Breastfeed frequently on both sides
C. Apply ice only
D. Take diuretics
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
A laboring client is experiencing back pain due to fetal occiput posterior position. What is the
best nonpharmacologic intervention?
A. Supine rest with pillows
B. Apply heat packs to the abdomen
✔✔C. Apply firm counterpressure to the lower back
D. Encourage hyperventilation
A nurse is caring for a pregnant client with severe preeclampsia. Which medication is most
important to administer to prevent seizures?
A. Oxytocin
✔✔B. Magnesium sulfate
C. Methylergometrine
D. Terbutaline
A postpartum woman is saturating one peripad every 15 minutes. What is the nurse’s priority
action?
1
,A. Encourage oral fluids
✔✔B. Perform uterine massage
C. Offer pain medication
D. Place the infant to breast
A client at 10 weeks’ gestation reports morning nausea. Which recommendation is best?
A. Eat large meals
B. Drink fluids only with meals
✔✔C. Eat small, frequent snacks throughout the day
D. Skip breakfast to avoid nausea
A nurse is monitoring fetal heart rate during labor and notes late decelerations. What should the
nurse do first?
A. Encourage maternal pushing
✔✔B. Reposition the client to the left side
C. Prepare for immediate delivery
D. Increase oxytocin infusion
2
, A pregnant client is Rh-negative and has delivered an Rh-positive infant. What is the appropriate
nursing action?
A. Administer iron supplements
✔✔B. Administer Rho(D) immune globulin
C. Encourage breastfeeding only
D. Provide oxygen therapy
A woman in labor requests an epidural. What is the nurse’s priority before administration?
✔✔A. Assess maternal blood pressure
B. Monitor fetal station
C. Encourage ambulation
D. Apply fundal pressure
A postpartum client develops breast engorgement. What is the best nursing advice?
A. Avoid breastfeeding
✔✔B. Breastfeed frequently on both sides
C. Apply ice only
D. Take diuretics
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