HESI PA 1 & 2 NURSING PRACTICE MATERNITY EXAM OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM Actual Questions and Answers 100- Guarantee Pass Update Exam.pdf

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HESI PA 1 & 2
NURSING PRACTICE: MATERNITY EXAM
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM

Actual Questions and Answers
100% Guarantee Pass
2026-2027 Update Exam

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This Exam contains:
➢ 91 Questions and Answers
➢ 100% Guarantee Pass
➢ Multiple-Choice Practice Questions
➢ Each Question Includes The Correct Answer
➢ Verified Answers and Explanations

,Question 1

The nurse is planning care for a client at 30-weeks gestation who is experiencing preterm

labor. What maternal prescription is most important in preventing this fetus from

developing respiratory distress syndrome?

1. Tubutaline (Brethine) 0.25 mg subcutaneously q 15 minutes x3

2. Betamethasone (Celestone) 12 mg deep IM

3. Ampicillin 1 gram IV push q8h

4. Butorphanol (Stadol) 1 mg IV push q2h PRN pain

Selected Answer: 2. Betamethasone (Celestone) 12 mg deep IM Correct answer ✔✔

Note/Rationale: HESI textbook ref pg: 689


Question 2

A gravid client develops maternal hypotension following regional anesthesia. What

intervention(s) should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

1. Administer oxygen

2. Assist the client to a sitting position

3. Monitor fetal status

4. Place the client in a lateral position

5. Increase IV fluids

6. Perform a vaginal examination

Selected Answer: 1, 3, 4, 5 (Administer oxygen; Monitor fetal status; Place the client in a

lateral position; Increase IV fluids) Correct answer ✔✔

,Note/Rationale: HESI textbook ref pg: 348


Question 3

When assessing the integument of a 24 hour old newborn, the nurse notes a pink papular

rash with superimposed vesicles on the thorax, back and abdomen. What action should the

nurse implement next?

1. Document the finding as erythema toxicum

2. Notify the healthcare provider immediately

3. Obtain a culture from one of the vesicles

4. Move the newborn to an isolated nursery

Selected Answer: 1. Document the finding as erythema toxicum Correct answer ✔✔

Note/Rationale: HESI textbook ref pg: 473


Question 4

A primigravida at 12 weeks gestation who just moved to the United States indicates she has

not received any immunizations. Which immunization(s) should the nurse administer at

this time? Select all that apply.

1. Hepatitis B

2. Chickenpox

3. Rubella

4. Tetanus

5. Diphtheria

Selected Answer: 1, 4, 5 (Hepatitis B; Tetanus; Diphtheria) Correct answer ✔✔

, Question 5

Which client finding should the nurse document as a positive sign of pregnancy?

1. Last menstrual cycle occurred 2 months ago

2. Fetal heart tones heard with a doppler

3. Presence of braxton hicks contractions

4. A urine sample with a positive pregnancy test.

Selected Answer: 2. Fetal heart tones heard with a doppler Correct answer ✔✔

Note/Rationale: HESI textbook ref pg: 262


Question 6

The nurse is preparing a client with a term pregnancy who is in active labor for an

amniotomy. What equipment should the nurse have available at the client's bedside? Select

all that apply.

1. Sterile vaginal speculum

2. Lubricant

3. Litmus paper

4. An amnihook

5. A sterile glove

6. Fetal scalp electrode

Selected Answer: 2, 4, 5 (Lubricant; An amnihook; A sterile glove) Correct answer ✔✔

Note/Rationale: HESI textbook ref pg: 702