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RN HESI
MATERNITY 2025
100% VERIFIED
A primipara has delivered a stillborn fetus at 30
weeks gestation. To asses the parents in the
grieving process which intervention is most for
the nurse to implement ?
A. explain the possible cause of the fetal
demise
,B. Provide a time for the parents to hold their
infant in privacy
C. Encourage the parents to seek counseling
within the next few weeks
D. Assist the couple to request autopsy
<answer> B. provide a time for the parents to
hold their infant in privacy
What is the priority nursing assessment
immediately following the birth of an infant with
esophageal atresia and a tracheoesophageal
(the) fistula ?
A. body temperature
B. level of pain
C. time of first void
D. number of vessels in the cord <answer> A.
body temperature
What is the most important assessment for the
nurse to conduct following the administration of
epidural anesthesia to a client who is at 40-
weeks gestation?
A. Level of pain sensation
B. Station of presenting part
,C. Variability of fetal heart rate
D. Maternal blood pressure <answer> D.
Maternal blood pressure
A 34-week primigravida with pregnancy induced
hypertension (PIH) is receiving Ringer's Lactate
500 ml with magnesium sulfate 20 grams at the
rate of 3 grams/hour. How many ml/hour should
the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter
numeric value only)
A. 120
B. 70
C. 65
D. 75 <answer> D. 75
A primigravida arrives at the observation unit of
the maternity unit because thinks is in labor.
The
nurse applies the external fetal heart monitor
and determines that the fetal heart rate is 140
beats/minute and the contractions are occurring
irregularly every 10 to 15 minutes. What
assessment finding confirms to the nurse that
the client is not labor at this time? <answer>
Contractions decrease with walking.
, A mother of a 3-year-old boy has just given
birth to a new baby girl. The little boy asks the
nurse, "Why is my baby sister eating my
mommy's breast?" How should the nurse
respond? (Select all that apply)
A. Explain that newborns get milk from their
mothers in this way
B. Reassure the older brother that it does not
hurt his mother
C. Remind him that his mother breastfed him
too
D. Suggest that the baby can also drink from a
bottle
E. Clarify that breastfeeding is his mother's
choice <answer> A. Explain that newborns get
milk from their mothers in this way
B. Reassure the older brother that it does not
hurt his mother
C. Remind him that his mother breastfed him
too
The nurse is planning care for a client at 30-
weeks gestation who is experiencing preterm
RN HESI
MATERNITY 2025
100% VERIFIED
A primipara has delivered a stillborn fetus at 30
weeks gestation. To asses the parents in the
grieving process which intervention is most for
the nurse to implement ?
A. explain the possible cause of the fetal
demise
,B. Provide a time for the parents to hold their
infant in privacy
C. Encourage the parents to seek counseling
within the next few weeks
D. Assist the couple to request autopsy
<answer> B. provide a time for the parents to
hold their infant in privacy
What is the priority nursing assessment
immediately following the birth of an infant with
esophageal atresia and a tracheoesophageal
(the) fistula ?
A. body temperature
B. level of pain
C. time of first void
D. number of vessels in the cord <answer> A.
body temperature
What is the most important assessment for the
nurse to conduct following the administration of
epidural anesthesia to a client who is at 40-
weeks gestation?
A. Level of pain sensation
B. Station of presenting part
,C. Variability of fetal heart rate
D. Maternal blood pressure <answer> D.
Maternal blood pressure
A 34-week primigravida with pregnancy induced
hypertension (PIH) is receiving Ringer's Lactate
500 ml with magnesium sulfate 20 grams at the
rate of 3 grams/hour. How many ml/hour should
the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter
numeric value only)
A. 120
B. 70
C. 65
D. 75 <answer> D. 75
A primigravida arrives at the observation unit of
the maternity unit because thinks is in labor.
The
nurse applies the external fetal heart monitor
and determines that the fetal heart rate is 140
beats/minute and the contractions are occurring
irregularly every 10 to 15 minutes. What
assessment finding confirms to the nurse that
the client is not labor at this time? <answer>
Contractions decrease with walking.
, A mother of a 3-year-old boy has just given
birth to a new baby girl. The little boy asks the
nurse, "Why is my baby sister eating my
mommy's breast?" How should the nurse
respond? (Select all that apply)
A. Explain that newborns get milk from their
mothers in this way
B. Reassure the older brother that it does not
hurt his mother
C. Remind him that his mother breastfed him
too
D. Suggest that the baby can also drink from a
bottle
E. Clarify that breastfeeding is his mother's
choice <answer> A. Explain that newborns get
milk from their mothers in this way
B. Reassure the older brother that it does not
hurt his mother
C. Remind him that his mother breastfed him
too
The nurse is planning care for a client at 30-
weeks gestation who is experiencing preterm
