HESI Maternity Exam Questions And Answers/Correct/Verified
100% A Grade
1. The practical nurse (PN) calls for help B
and gives two breaths to a newborn who
is not breathing. Which area on the im-
age would the PN check for the new-
born's pulse?
2. A client at 30 weeks' gestation is on "Take your blood pressure, and if
bed rest at home because of increased it has significantly increased, go
blood pressure. The home health nurse to the hospital immediately."
has taught her how to take her own blood
pressure (BP). When the client calls the
clinic complaining of indigestion and
headache, which information is best for
the practical nurse (PN) to provide?
3. The practical nurse (PN) is assessing Usual pre-pregnancy weight
a client at 20 weeks' gestation. Which
measurement should be compared with
the client's current weight to obtain data
about her weight gain during the entire
pregnancy?
4. The practical nurse (PN) is caring for Edema, adventitious lung
a gravida 4, para 3, with a history of sounds, and tachycardia
rheumatic heart disease, admitted to
the antepartum unit in preterm labor
at 32 weeks' gestation. Which assess-
ment findings indicate the onset of car-
diac failure requiring immediate inter-
vention?
5. A client comes to the OB clinic for her Tell me about these second
first prenatal visit and complains of feel- thoughts you are having about
ing nauseated every morning. The client this pregnancy.
tells the practical nurse (PN), "I'm having
second thoughts about wanting to have
this baby." Which response is best for
the PN to make?
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6. A 25-year-old client has a positive preg- Gravida 2, para 0
nancy test. One year earlier she had a
spontaneous abortion at 3 months' ges-
tation. What is the description that the
practical nurse (PN) should use to doc-
ument gravida and parity in this client's
medical record?
7. A client in active labor begins to expe- Extend the leg and dorsiflex the
rience cramps in her leg. What interven- foot.
tion should the practical nurse (PN) im-
plement?
8. The practical nurse (PN) is teaching a 2 weeks before menstruation
couple about ovulation and conception.
The nurse realizes the teaching is effec-
tive if the couple states which time is
most likely for conception to occur?
9. A client at 38 weeks' gestation calls the Come to the clinic today to see
antepartal clinic stating she just experi- the provider.
enced a small amount of bright red vagi-
nal bleeding that has subsided. She de-
nies uterine contractions or abdominal
pain. What information should the prac-
tical nurse (PN) provide?
10. A female who thinks she could be preg- "A home pregnancy test can be
nant calls her neighbor, a practical nurse used right after your first missed
(PN), to ask when she should use a home period."
pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy.
Which response is best?
11. During a prenatal visit, the practical Lower initial weight documented
nurse (PN) discusses with a client the ef- at birth
fects that smoking has on the fetus. The
nurse realizes the teaching is effective if
the client identifies which possible effect
on the fetus?
100% A Grade
1. The practical nurse (PN) calls for help B
and gives two breaths to a newborn who
is not breathing. Which area on the im-
age would the PN check for the new-
born's pulse?
2. A client at 30 weeks' gestation is on "Take your blood pressure, and if
bed rest at home because of increased it has significantly increased, go
blood pressure. The home health nurse to the hospital immediately."
has taught her how to take her own blood
pressure (BP). When the client calls the
clinic complaining of indigestion and
headache, which information is best for
the practical nurse (PN) to provide?
3. The practical nurse (PN) is assessing Usual pre-pregnancy weight
a client at 20 weeks' gestation. Which
measurement should be compared with
the client's current weight to obtain data
about her weight gain during the entire
pregnancy?
4. The practical nurse (PN) is caring for Edema, adventitious lung
a gravida 4, para 3, with a history of sounds, and tachycardia
rheumatic heart disease, admitted to
the antepartum unit in preterm labor
at 32 weeks' gestation. Which assess-
ment findings indicate the onset of car-
diac failure requiring immediate inter-
vention?
5. A client comes to the OB clinic for her Tell me about these second
first prenatal visit and complains of feel- thoughts you are having about
ing nauseated every morning. The client this pregnancy.
tells the practical nurse (PN), "I'm having
second thoughts about wanting to have
this baby." Which response is best for
the PN to make?
, HESI Maternity Study
6. A 25-year-old client has a positive preg- Gravida 2, para 0
nancy test. One year earlier she had a
spontaneous abortion at 3 months' ges-
tation. What is the description that the
practical nurse (PN) should use to doc-
ument gravida and parity in this client's
medical record?
7. A client in active labor begins to expe- Extend the leg and dorsiflex the
rience cramps in her leg. What interven- foot.
tion should the practical nurse (PN) im-
plement?
8. The practical nurse (PN) is teaching a 2 weeks before menstruation
couple about ovulation and conception.
The nurse realizes the teaching is effec-
tive if the couple states which time is
most likely for conception to occur?
9. A client at 38 weeks' gestation calls the Come to the clinic today to see
antepartal clinic stating she just experi- the provider.
enced a small amount of bright red vagi-
nal bleeding that has subsided. She de-
nies uterine contractions or abdominal
pain. What information should the prac-
tical nurse (PN) provide?
10. A female who thinks she could be preg- "A home pregnancy test can be
nant calls her neighbor, a practical nurse used right after your first missed
(PN), to ask when she should use a home period."
pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy.
Which response is best?
11. During a prenatal visit, the practical Lower initial weight documented
nurse (PN) discusses with a client the ef- at birth
fects that smoking has on the fetus. The
nurse realizes the teaching is effective if
the client identifies which possible effect
on the fetus?
