HESI OB MATERNITY VERSION 1 ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS CERTIFICATION READY
◉ The nurse attempts to help an unmarried teenager deal with her
feelings following a spontaneous abortion at 8-weeks gestation.
What type of emotional response should the nurse anticipate?
Answer: Grief related to her perceptions about the loss of this child.
◉ The nurse is assessing a client who is having a non-stress test
(NST) at 41-weeks gestation. The nurse determines that the client is
not having contractions, the fetal heart rate (FHR) baseline is 144
bpm, and no FHR accelerations are occurring. What action should
the nurse take?
Answer: Ask the client if she has felt any fetal movement.
◉ A multigravida client at 41-weeks gestation presents in the labor
and delivery unit after a non-stress test indicated that the fetus is
experiencing some difficulties in utero. Which diagnostic test should
the nurse prepare the client for additional information about fetal
status?
Answer: Biophysical profile (BPP)
,◉ A 30-year-old gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at
26-weeks gestation in preterm labor. She is started on an IV solution
of terbutaline (Brethine). Which assessment is the highest priority
for the nurse to monitor during the administration of this drug?
Answer: Maternal and fetal heart rates.
◉ When evaluating maternal bonding, which of the following
maternal behaviors exhibited by the client would the nurse most
likely expect to see when a new mother receives her infant for the
first time?
Answer: Her arms and hands receive the infant and she then traces
the infant's profile with her fingertips.
◉ A 30-year-old gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at
26-weeks gestation in preterm labor. She is given a dose of
terbutaline sulfate (Brethine) 0.25 mg subcutaneous. Which
assessment is the highest priority for the nurse to monitor during
the administration of this drug?
Answer: Maternal and fetal heart rates.
◉ A woman with Type 2 diabetes mellitus becomes pregnant, and
her oral hypoglycemic agents are discontinued. Which intervention
is most important for the nurse to implement?
Answer: Describe diet changes that can improve the management of
her diabetes.
, ◉ When assisting a client to relieve postpaturm uterine
contractions, which nursing intervention would be most helpful for
the nurse to take?"
Answer: Lying client prone with a pillow on the abdomen.
◉ A client receiving epidural anesthesia begins to experience nausea
and becomes pale and clammy. What intervention should the nurse
implement first?
Answer: A. Raise the foot of the bed.
◉ A client with no prenatal care arrives at the labor unit screaming,
"The baby is coming!" The nurse performs a vaginal examination
that reveals the cervix is 3 centimeters dilated and 75% effaced.
What additional information is most important for the nurse to
obtain?
Answer: C. date of last normal menstrual period
◉ A client at 32-weeks gestation is diagnosed with preeclampsia.
Which assessment finding is most indicative of an impending
convulsion?
Answer: Epigastric pain.
◉ A 38-week primigravida who works as a secretary and sits at a
computer 8 hours each day tells the nurse that her feet have begun
EXAM PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS CERTIFICATION READY
◉ The nurse attempts to help an unmarried teenager deal with her
feelings following a spontaneous abortion at 8-weeks gestation.
What type of emotional response should the nurse anticipate?
Answer: Grief related to her perceptions about the loss of this child.
◉ The nurse is assessing a client who is having a non-stress test
(NST) at 41-weeks gestation. The nurse determines that the client is
not having contractions, the fetal heart rate (FHR) baseline is 144
bpm, and no FHR accelerations are occurring. What action should
the nurse take?
Answer: Ask the client if she has felt any fetal movement.
◉ A multigravida client at 41-weeks gestation presents in the labor
and delivery unit after a non-stress test indicated that the fetus is
experiencing some difficulties in utero. Which diagnostic test should
the nurse prepare the client for additional information about fetal
status?
Answer: Biophysical profile (BPP)
,◉ A 30-year-old gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at
26-weeks gestation in preterm labor. She is started on an IV solution
of terbutaline (Brethine). Which assessment is the highest priority
for the nurse to monitor during the administration of this drug?
Answer: Maternal and fetal heart rates.
◉ When evaluating maternal bonding, which of the following
maternal behaviors exhibited by the client would the nurse most
likely expect to see when a new mother receives her infant for the
first time?
Answer: Her arms and hands receive the infant and she then traces
the infant's profile with her fingertips.
◉ A 30-year-old gravida 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at
26-weeks gestation in preterm labor. She is given a dose of
terbutaline sulfate (Brethine) 0.25 mg subcutaneous. Which
assessment is the highest priority for the nurse to monitor during
the administration of this drug?
Answer: Maternal and fetal heart rates.
◉ A woman with Type 2 diabetes mellitus becomes pregnant, and
her oral hypoglycemic agents are discontinued. Which intervention
is most important for the nurse to implement?
Answer: Describe diet changes that can improve the management of
her diabetes.
, ◉ When assisting a client to relieve postpaturm uterine
contractions, which nursing intervention would be most helpful for
the nurse to take?"
Answer: Lying client prone with a pillow on the abdomen.
◉ A client receiving epidural anesthesia begins to experience nausea
and becomes pale and clammy. What intervention should the nurse
implement first?
Answer: A. Raise the foot of the bed.
◉ A client with no prenatal care arrives at the labor unit screaming,
"The baby is coming!" The nurse performs a vaginal examination
that reveals the cervix is 3 centimeters dilated and 75% effaced.
What additional information is most important for the nurse to
obtain?
Answer: C. date of last normal menstrual period
◉ A client at 32-weeks gestation is diagnosed with preeclampsia.
Which assessment finding is most indicative of an impending
convulsion?
Answer: Epigastric pain.
◉ A 38-week primigravida who works as a secretary and sits at a
computer 8 hours each day tells the nurse that her feet have begun
