8/22/25, 7:35 PM HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice
HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice Quiz \
complete questions and accurate
detailed answers \verified 100% \latest
update 2025-2026
A client who is attending It is difficult to consume 18 mg of additional iron by diet alone.
antepartum
classes asks the nurse why her
healthcare provider has
prescribed iron tablets. The
nurse's response is based
on what
knowledge?
The nurse is counseling a Two weeks before menstruation
couple who has sought
information about conceiving.
For teaching purposes, the
nurse should know that
ovulation usually occurs
A new mother is afraid to "There's a strong, tough membrane there to protect the
touch her baby's head for baby so you need not be afraid to wash or comb
fear of hurting the "large his/her hair."
soft
spot." Which explanation
should the nurse
give to this anxious client?
The nurse is preparing a client - Sterile
glove
with a term pregnancy who - An amniotic hook
is in active labor for an - A doppler
- Lubricant?
amniotomy. What equipment
should the nurse have
available at the client's
bedside? (Select all that
apply)
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,8/22/25, 7:35 PM HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice
An off-duty nurse finds a Put the newborn to breast
woman in a supermarket
parking lot delivering an
infant while her husband is
screaming for someone to
help his wife. Which
intervention has the highest
priority?
A client at 30-weeks Obtain a specimen for urine analysis
gestation, complaining of
pressure over the pubic
area, is admitted for
observation. She is
contracting
irregularly and
demonstrates underlying
uterine irritability. Vaginal
examination reveals that her
cervix is closed, thick, and
high. Based on these data,
which
intervention should the nurse
implement
first?
An expectant father tells the Let him know that these behaviors are part of normal
nurse he fears that his wife "is maternal/fetal bonding which occur once the mother
losing her mind." He states feels fetal movement.
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 this expectant
father?
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, 8/22/25, 7:35 PM HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice
A newborn, whose mother is a persistent cold
HIV positive, is scheduled
for follow-up
assessments.
The nurse knows that the most
likely
presenting symptom for
pediatric client with AIDS
is
A woman with Typer 2 Describe diet changes that can improve the management of her
diabetes mellitus becomes diabetes.
pregnant, and her oral
hypoglycemic agents are
discontinued. Which
intervention is most
important for
the nurse to implement?
A full term infant is Choking, coughing, and cyanosis
admitted to the newborn
nursery. After careful
assessment, the nurse
suspects that the infant may
have an esophageal
atresia. Which symptoms
are this newborn likely to
exhibit?
A 38 week primigravida who Move about every hour
works as a secretary and sits
at a computer 8 hours
each 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?
A vaginally delivered infant Bathe the infant with an antimicrobial soap
of an HIV positive mother is
admitted to the newborn
nursery. What intervention
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HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice Quiz \
complete questions and accurate
detailed answers \verified 100% \latest
update 2025-2026
A client who is attending It is difficult to consume 18 mg of additional iron by diet alone.
antepartum
classes asks the nurse why her
healthcare provider has
prescribed iron tablets. The
nurse's response is based
on what
knowledge?
The nurse is counseling a Two weeks before menstruation
couple who has sought
information about conceiving.
For teaching purposes, the
nurse should know that
ovulation usually occurs
A new mother is afraid to "There's a strong, tough membrane there to protect the
touch her baby's head for baby so you need not be afraid to wash or comb
fear of hurting the "large his/her hair."
soft
spot." Which explanation
should the nurse
give to this anxious client?
The nurse is preparing a client - Sterile
glove
with a term pregnancy who - An amniotic hook
is in active labor for an - A doppler
- Lubricant?
amniotomy. What equipment
should the nurse have
available at the client's
bedside? (Select all that
apply)
1/29
,8/22/25, 7:35 PM HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice
An off-duty nurse finds a Put the newborn to breast
woman in a supermarket
parking lot delivering an
infant while her husband is
screaming for someone to
help his wife. Which
intervention has the highest
priority?
A client at 30-weeks Obtain a specimen for urine analysis
gestation, complaining of
pressure over the pubic
area, is admitted for
observation. She is
contracting
irregularly and
demonstrates underlying
uterine irritability. Vaginal
examination reveals that her
cervix is closed, thick, and
high. Based on these data,
which
intervention should the nurse
implement
first?
An expectant father tells the Let him know that these behaviors are part of normal
nurse he fears that his wife "is maternal/fetal bonding which occur once the mother
losing her mind." He states feels fetal movement.
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 this expectant
father?
2/29
, 8/22/25, 7:35 PM HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice
A newborn, whose mother is a persistent cold
HIV positive, is scheduled
for follow-up
assessments.
The nurse knows that the most
likely
presenting symptom for
pediatric client with AIDS
is
A woman with Typer 2 Describe diet changes that can improve the management of her
diabetes mellitus becomes diabetes.
pregnant, and her oral
hypoglycemic agents are
discontinued. Which
intervention is most
important for
the nurse to implement?
A full term infant is Choking, coughing, and cyanosis
admitted to the newborn
nursery. After careful
assessment, the nurse
suspects that the infant may
have an esophageal
atresia. Which symptoms
are this newborn likely to
exhibit?
A 38 week primigravida who Move about every hour
works as a secretary and sits
at a computer 8 hours
each 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?
A vaginally delivered infant Bathe the infant with an antimicrobial soap
of an HIV positive mother is
admitted to the newborn
nursery. What intervention
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