MATERNITY HESI EXAM 2025 UPDATE WITH
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(COMPLETE GUIDE GRADED A+).
During the transition phase of labor, a client complains of tingling and numbness in her
fingers and tells the nurse that she feels like she is going to pass out. What action
should the nurse take?
A. Encourage her to pant between contractions and blow with contractions.
B. Coach her to take a deep cleansing breath and then refocus.
C. Instruct her to pant three times and then exhale through pursed lips.
D. Have her cup both hands over her nose and mouth while breathing. - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. Have her cup both hands over her nose and mouth while breathing.
The nurse observes that an antepartum client who is on bed rest for preterm labor is
eating ice rather than the food on her breakfast tray. The client states that she has a
craving for ice and then feels too full to eat anything else. Which is the best response by
the nurse?
A. Remove all ice from the client's room.
B. Ask the client what foods she might consider eating.
C. Remind the client that what she eats affects her baby.
D. Notify the health care provider. - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Notify the health care
provider.
The nurse is teaching care of the newborn to a childbirth preparation class and
describes the need for administering antibiotic ointment into the eyes of the newborn.
An expectant father asks, "What type of disease causes infections in babies that can be
prevented by using this ointment?" Which response by the nurse is accurate?
A. Herpes
B. Trichomonas
C. Gonorrhea
D. Syphilis - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Gonorrhea
The client comes to the hospital assuming she is in labor. Which assessment findings
by the nurse would indicate that the client is in true labor? (Select all that apply.)
A. Pain in the lower back that radiates to abdomen
B. Contractions decreased in frequency with ambulation
C. Progressive cervical dilation and effacement
D. Discomfort localized in the abdomen
E. Regular and rhythmic painful contractions - CORRECT ANSWER - A, C, E
A. Pain in the lower back that radiates to abdomen
C. Progressive cervical dilation and effacement
E. Regular and rhythmic painful contractions
, The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated blow breathing. The client
begins to complain of tingling fingers and dizziness. Which action should the nurse
take?
A. Administer oxygen by facemask.
B. Notify the health care provider of the client's symptoms.
C. Have the client breathe into her cupped hands.
D. Check the client's blood pressure and fetal heart rate. - CORRECT ANSWER - C.
Have the client breathe into her cupped hands.
The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought information about conceiving. The
couple asks the nurse to explain when ovulation usually occurs. Which statement by the
nurse is correct?
A. Two weeks before menstruation
B. Immediately after menstruation
C. Immediately before menstruation
D. Three weeks before menstruation - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Two weeks before
menstruation
An off- CORRECT ANSWER - duty nurse finds a woman in a supermarket parking lot
delivering an infant while her husband is screaming for someone to help his wife.
Which intervention has the highest priority?
A. Use thread to tie off the umbilical cord.
B. Provide privacy for the woman.
C. Reassure the husband and keep him calm.
D. Put the newborn to the breast immediately. - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Put the
newborn to the breast immediately.
A new mother who has just had her first 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?
A. "This is not an unusually shaped head, especially for a first baby."
B. "It may look odd, but newborn babies are often born with heads like that."
C. "That is normal. The head will return to a round shape within 7 to 10 days."
D. "Your pelvis was too small, so the head had to adjust to the birth canal." -
CORRECT ANSWER - C. "That is normal. The head will return to a round shape within
7 to 10 days."
The nurse is teaching a new mother about diet and breastfeeding. Which instruction is
most important to include in the teaching plan?
A. Avoid alcohol because it is excreted in breast milk.
B. Eat a high- CORRECT ANSWER - roughage diet to help prevent constipation.
C. Increase caloric intake by approximately 500 cal/day.
D. Increase fluid intake to at least 3 quarts each day. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Avoid
alcohol because it is excreted in breast milk.
When preparing a class on newborn care for expectant parents, which is correct for the
nurse to teach concerning the newborn infant born at term gestation?
A. Milia are red marks made by forceps and will disappear within 7 to 10 days.
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(COMPLETE GUIDE GRADED A+).
During the transition phase of labor, a client complains of tingling and numbness in her
fingers and tells the nurse that she feels like she is going to pass out. What action
should the nurse take?
A. Encourage her to pant between contractions and blow with contractions.
B. Coach her to take a deep cleansing breath and then refocus.
C. Instruct her to pant three times and then exhale through pursed lips.
D. Have her cup both hands over her nose and mouth while breathing. - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. Have her cup both hands over her nose and mouth while breathing.
The nurse observes that an antepartum client who is on bed rest for preterm labor is
eating ice rather than the food on her breakfast tray. The client states that she has a
craving for ice and then feels too full to eat anything else. Which is the best response by
the nurse?
A. Remove all ice from the client's room.
B. Ask the client what foods she might consider eating.
C. Remind the client that what she eats affects her baby.
D. Notify the health care provider. - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Notify the health care
provider.
The nurse is teaching care of the newborn to a childbirth preparation class and
describes the need for administering antibiotic ointment into the eyes of the newborn.
An expectant father asks, "What type of disease causes infections in babies that can be
prevented by using this ointment?" Which response by the nurse is accurate?
A. Herpes
B. Trichomonas
C. Gonorrhea
D. Syphilis - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Gonorrhea
The client comes to the hospital assuming she is in labor. Which assessment findings
by the nurse would indicate that the client is in true labor? (Select all that apply.)
A. Pain in the lower back that radiates to abdomen
B. Contractions decreased in frequency with ambulation
C. Progressive cervical dilation and effacement
D. Discomfort localized in the abdomen
E. Regular and rhythmic painful contractions - CORRECT ANSWER - A, C, E
A. Pain in the lower back that radiates to abdomen
C. Progressive cervical dilation and effacement
E. Regular and rhythmic painful contractions
, The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated blow breathing. The client
begins to complain of tingling fingers and dizziness. Which action should the nurse
take?
A. Administer oxygen by facemask.
B. Notify the health care provider of the client's symptoms.
C. Have the client breathe into her cupped hands.
D. Check the client's blood pressure and fetal heart rate. - CORRECT ANSWER - C.
Have the client breathe into her cupped hands.
The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought information about conceiving. The
couple asks the nurse to explain when ovulation usually occurs. Which statement by the
nurse is correct?
A. Two weeks before menstruation
B. Immediately after menstruation
C. Immediately before menstruation
D. Three weeks before menstruation - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Two weeks before
menstruation
An off- CORRECT ANSWER - duty nurse finds a woman in a supermarket parking lot
delivering an infant while her husband is screaming for someone to help his wife.
Which intervention has the highest priority?
A. Use thread to tie off the umbilical cord.
B. Provide privacy for the woman.
C. Reassure the husband and keep him calm.
D. Put the newborn to the breast immediately. - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Put the
newborn to the breast immediately.
A new mother who has just had her first 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?
A. "This is not an unusually shaped head, especially for a first baby."
B. "It may look odd, but newborn babies are often born with heads like that."
C. "That is normal. The head will return to a round shape within 7 to 10 days."
D. "Your pelvis was too small, so the head had to adjust to the birth canal." -
CORRECT ANSWER - C. "That is normal. The head will return to a round shape within
7 to 10 days."
The nurse is teaching a new mother about diet and breastfeeding. Which instruction is
most important to include in the teaching plan?
A. Avoid alcohol because it is excreted in breast milk.
B. Eat a high- CORRECT ANSWER - roughage diet to help prevent constipation.
C. Increase caloric intake by approximately 500 cal/day.
D. Increase fluid intake to at least 3 quarts each day. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Avoid
alcohol because it is excreted in breast milk.
When preparing a class on newborn care for expectant parents, which is correct for the
nurse to teach concerning the newborn infant born at term gestation?
A. Milia are red marks made by forceps and will disappear within 7 to 10 days.
