HESI A2: MOBILITY PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HESI A2: MOBILITY PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A client's membranes rupture while her labor is being augmented with an oxytocin infusion. The nurse observes variable decelerations in the fetal heart rate on the fetal monitor strip. Which action should the nurse initiate next? 1. Changing the client's position 2. Taking the client's blood pressure 3. Stopping the client's oxytocin infusion 4. Preparing the client for an immediate birth - Answer-Changing the client's position because decels are usually the result of cord compression; a change in position will relieve the pressure on the cord. During her first visit to the prenatal clinic a client is found to be obese. During the ensuing 5 months, the client has been unsuccessful in adhering to her nutritional plan. Which finding indicates to the nurse that the client has been successful during the sixth month? 1. Weight loss of 1lb 2. Weight gain of 2lb 3. No weight change from the last month 4. The client's statement that she lost weight last week - Answer-Weight gain of 2lb because the client needs to gain some weight to meet the fetus' nutritional needs and 2lb of weight gain is appropriate. Weight loss is contraindicated in pregnancy because it may interfere with fetal G&D A nurse administers two serial intramuscular injections of betamethasone to a woman at 32 weeks gestation who has been admitted in preterm labor. The nurse knows that this medication is given to accomplish what purpose? 1. Stop the process of labor 2. Increase placental perfusion 3. Stimulate surfactant production 4. Reduce intensity of contractions - Answer-Stimulate surfactant production because betamethasone is a corticosteroid. A nurse is providing dietary counseling to a client at 14 weeks' gestation. The client is a recent immigrant from Asia, and the nurse explores the foods that the client usually eats. Which foods should the nurse counsel the client to avoid during pregnancy? Select all that apply. 1. Yogurt 2. Oily Fish 3. Apricots 4. Raw Shellfish 5. Herbal Supplements 6. Soft-scrambled Eggs - Answer-4, 5, & 6 (Raw Shellfish, Herbal Supplements, and Soft-scrambled Eggs)