HESI PN Obstetrics/Maternity Practice
Exam Questions And Answers
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weekrgestationalrclient,rwhorweighedr125rpoundsrbeforerpregnancy,rcomesrintortherhealthr
clinicrforrarprenatalrappointment.rTherclient'srweightrtodayrisr129rpounds.rWhatractionrshou
ldrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rimplement?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Documentrtherfindingrinrthermedicalrrecord.
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oldrnewbornrwhorweighedr7rpounds,r8rouncesratrbirthrisrbreastrfeedingrandrnowrweighsr6rp
oundrandr15rounces.rWhichractionrshouldrtherpracticalrnursertake?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Documentrtherweightrloss
Arclientrisr5rweeksrpregnantrcallrtherclinicrtorreportrthatrherrhomerpregnancyrtestrisrpositive.r
Sherasksrwhatrshershouldrberconcernedraboutrduringrtherweeksrbeforerherrfirstrvisit.rWhich
rsignsrandrsymptomsrshouldrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rtellrtherclientrtorreportrimmediatelyrtort
herhealthcarerprovider?r(selectrallrthatrapply)r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-A.rVaginalrbleeding
D.rMembranerrupture
E.rSevererheadaches
arclientrwhortookrironrsupplementsrduringrpregnancyrdeliversrandrinfantrbyrcesareanrsectio
n.rOnrthersecondrpostpartumrday,rtherclientrreportsrhavingrarconstipatedrstoolrthatrisrgreeni
sh-blackrinrcolor.rWhichractionrshouldrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rimplement?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Recordrcolorrandrconsistencyrofrtherstool.
Arfatherrexpressesrconcernrthatrhisr3-day-
oldrinfantrlooksr"yellow."rWhichrinformationrshouldrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rprovide?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Physiologicrjaundiceroccursrfromrarnormalrreductionrinrredrbloodrcells.
Armotherrwhorisrpreparingrforrdischargerbeginsraskingrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rquestionsra
boutrbottlerfeedingrherrinfant.rWhatrinformationrshouldrtherPNrreinforce?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Burprthernewbornrperiodicallyrduringrtherfeeding.
Armultiparousrclient'srmembranesrrupturerafterr8rhoursrofrlabor.rwhichractionrshouldrtherpr
acticalrnurserimplementratrthisrtime?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Assessrtherfetalrheartrrater(FHR)randrpattern.
Arprimigravidaratr33-
weeksrgestationrisradmittedrafterrbeingrinvolvedrinrarmotorrvehiclercollisionr(MVC).rTherclie
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Exam Questions And Answers
Ar14-
weekrgestationalrclient,rwhorweighedr125rpoundsrbeforerpregnancy,rcomesrintortherhealthr
clinicrforrarprenatalrappointment.rTherclient'srweightrtodayrisr129rpounds.rWhatractionrshou
ldrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rimplement?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Documentrtherfindingrinrthermedicalrrecord.
Ar3-day-
oldrnewbornrwhorweighedr7rpounds,r8rouncesratrbirthrisrbreastrfeedingrandrnowrweighsr6rp
oundrandr15rounces.rWhichractionrshouldrtherpracticalrnursertake?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Documentrtherweightrloss
Arclientrisr5rweeksrpregnantrcallrtherclinicrtorreportrthatrherrhomerpregnancyrtestrisrpositive.r
Sherasksrwhatrshershouldrberconcernedraboutrduringrtherweeksrbeforerherrfirstrvisit.rWhich
rsignsrandrsymptomsrshouldrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rtellrtherclientrtorreportrimmediatelyrtort
herhealthcarerprovider?r(selectrallrthatrapply)r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-A.rVaginalrbleeding
D.rMembranerrupture
E.rSevererheadaches
arclientrwhortookrironrsupplementsrduringrpregnancyrdeliversrandrinfantrbyrcesareanrsectio
n.rOnrthersecondrpostpartumrday,rtherclientrreportsrhavingrarconstipatedrstoolrthatrisrgreeni
sh-blackrinrcolor.rWhichractionrshouldrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rimplement?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Recordrcolorrandrconsistencyrofrtherstool.
Arfatherrexpressesrconcernrthatrhisr3-day-
oldrinfantrlooksr"yellow."rWhichrinformationrshouldrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rprovide?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Physiologicrjaundiceroccursrfromrarnormalrreductionrinrredrbloodrcells.
Armotherrwhorisrpreparingrforrdischargerbeginsraskingrtherpracticalrnurser(PN)rquestionsra
boutrbottlerfeedingrherrinfant.rWhatrinformationrshouldrtherPNrreinforce?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Burprthernewbornrperiodicallyrduringrtherfeeding.
Armultiparousrclient'srmembranesrrupturerafterr8rhoursrofrlabor.rwhichractionrshouldrtherpr
acticalrnurserimplementratrthisrtime?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Assessrtherfetalrheartrrater(FHR)randrpattern.
Arprimigravidaratr33-
weeksrgestationrisradmittedrafterrbeingrinvolvedrinrarmotorrvehiclercollisionr(MVC).rTherclie
ntrhasrnorcomplaintsrofrabdominalrpainrandrnorevidencerofrvaginalrbleeding.rWhichractionrs
