Hesi Maternity Practice Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought info about conceiving. For teaching purposes, the nurse
should know that ovulation usually occurs - answer :at 2 wks b/f menstruation
The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated blow breathing. The client begins to c/o tingling
fingers and dizziness. What action should the nurse take? - answer :Have the client breathe into her
cupped hands
When preparing a class on newborn care for expectant parents, what content should the nurse teach
concerning the newborn infant born at term gestation? - answer :Vernix is a white, cheesy substance,
predominantly located in the skin folds
24 hrs after admission to the NB nursery, a full term male infant dvps localized edema on the right side
of his head. The nurse knows that, in the NB, an accumulation of blood b/w the periosteum and skull
which does not cross the suture line is a NB variation known as - answer :a cephalhematoma - caused by
forceps trauma and may last up to 8 wks
Cephalhematoma is a slight abnormal variation of the NB, usually arises w/in the 1st 24 hrs after
delivery. Trauma from delivery causes capillary bleeding b/w the periosteum and the skull.
Molding is cranial distortion lasting 5-7 days and is caused by pressure on the cranium during vaginal
delivery - it is a normal finding, ora a common variation of the NB
, Subarachnoid hematoma or a Subdural hematoma involve intracranial bleeding, and could not be
detected by physical assessment alone
An expectant father tells the nurse he fears that his wife is losing her mind. He states she is constantly
rubbing her abd 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? - answer :let him know
that these behaviors are part of normal maternal/fetal bonding which occur once the mom feels fetal
mvmt
A new mom who has just had her 1st baby says to the nurse, I saw the baby in the recovery room....she
sure has a funny looking head. Which response by the nurse is best? - answer :That is normal, the head
will return to a round shape w/in 7-10 days
A new mom asks the nurse How do I know that my daughter is getting enough breast milk? Which
explanation will the nurse provide? - answer :Your milk is sufficient if the baby is voiding pale straw-
colored urine 6-10 times a day
A client who gave birth to a healthy 8 # infant 3 hrs ago is admitted to the PP unit. Which nsg plan is best
is assisting this mom to bond w/ her NB infant? - answer :Meet the mom's physical needs and
demonstrate warmth toward the infant
It is most important to meet the mom's requirements for attn to her needs so that she can begin infant
care-taking
A couple, concerned because the woman has not bee able to conceive, is referred to a HCP for a fertility
workup and a hysterosalpingography is schedule. Which complaint would indicate to the nurse that the
woman's fallopian tubes are patent? - answer :Shoulder pain
if the tubes are patent, pain is referred to the shoulder from a subdiaphragmati collection of peritoneal
dye/gas
Which nsg intervention would be most helpful in relieving PP uterine cxns or afterpains? - answer :Lying
prone w/ a pillow on the abd
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought info about conceiving. For teaching purposes, the nurse
should know that ovulation usually occurs - answer :at 2 wks b/f menstruation
The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated blow breathing. The client begins to c/o tingling
fingers and dizziness. What action should the nurse take? - answer :Have the client breathe into her
cupped hands
When preparing a class on newborn care for expectant parents, what content should the nurse teach
concerning the newborn infant born at term gestation? - answer :Vernix is a white, cheesy substance,
predominantly located in the skin folds
24 hrs after admission to the NB nursery, a full term male infant dvps localized edema on the right side
of his head. The nurse knows that, in the NB, an accumulation of blood b/w the periosteum and skull
which does not cross the suture line is a NB variation known as - answer :a cephalhematoma - caused by
forceps trauma and may last up to 8 wks
Cephalhematoma is a slight abnormal variation of the NB, usually arises w/in the 1st 24 hrs after
delivery. Trauma from delivery causes capillary bleeding b/w the periosteum and the skull.
Molding is cranial distortion lasting 5-7 days and is caused by pressure on the cranium during vaginal
delivery - it is a normal finding, ora a common variation of the NB
, Subarachnoid hematoma or a Subdural hematoma involve intracranial bleeding, and could not be
detected by physical assessment alone
An expectant father tells the nurse he fears that his wife is losing her mind. He states she is constantly
rubbing her abd 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? - answer :let him know
that these behaviors are part of normal maternal/fetal bonding which occur once the mom feels fetal
mvmt
A new mom who has just had her 1st baby says to the nurse, I saw the baby in the recovery room....she
sure has a funny looking head. Which response by the nurse is best? - answer :That is normal, the head
will return to a round shape w/in 7-10 days
A new mom asks the nurse How do I know that my daughter is getting enough breast milk? Which
explanation will the nurse provide? - answer :Your milk is sufficient if the baby is voiding pale straw-
colored urine 6-10 times a day
A client who gave birth to a healthy 8 # infant 3 hrs ago is admitted to the PP unit. Which nsg plan is best
is assisting this mom to bond w/ her NB infant? - answer :Meet the mom's physical needs and
demonstrate warmth toward the infant
It is most important to meet the mom's requirements for attn to her needs so that she can begin infant
care-taking
A couple, concerned because the woman has not bee able to conceive, is referred to a HCP for a fertility
workup and a hysterosalpingography is schedule. Which complaint would indicate to the nurse that the
woman's fallopian tubes are patent? - answer :Shoulder pain
if the tubes are patent, pain is referred to the shoulder from a subdiaphragmati collection of peritoneal
dye/gas
Which nsg intervention would be most helpful in relieving PP uterine cxns or afterpains? - answer :Lying
prone w/ a pillow on the abd
