OB-Maternity HESI Review Questions
And Answers
A.rFirstrtrimesterr
First-
trimesterrclassesrcommonlyrfocusronrsuchrissuesrasrearlyrphysiologicrchanges,rfetalrdevel
opment,rsexualityrduringrpregnancy,randrnutrition.rSomerearlyrclassesrmayrincluderpregna
ntrcouples.rSecondrandrthirdrtrimesterrclassesrmayrfocusronrpreparationrforrbirth,rparenting
,randrnewbornrcare.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Duringrwhichrofrtherfollowingrwouldrtherfocusrofrclassesrbermainlyronrphysiologicrchanges,r
fetalrdevelopment,rsexuality,rduringrpregnancy,randrnutrition?
A.rFirstrtrimesterr
B.rSecondrtrimesterr
C.rPostpartumrphaser
D.rThirdrtrimester
A.rHasrargreaterrriskrofrcomplicationsrduringrpregnancy
ClientsrwithrDMrareratrgreaterrriskrforrdevelopingrmaternalrandrfetalrcomplicationsrduringrpr
egnancy.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-Ar25-year-
oldrclientrwithrdiabetesrtyperIrvisitsrtherclinicrtordiscussrherrandrherrhusband'srdesirertorstartr
arfamily.rThisrdiabeticrclientr
A.rHasrargreaterrriskrofrcomplicationsrduringrpregnancyr
B.rShouldrberinformedraboutrtreatmentrforrinfertilityr
C.rWillrberablertorcarryroutrarcompletelyrnormalrpregnancyr
D.rShouldrberdiscouragedrfromrbecomingrpregnant
A.rRubellartiterrlessrthanr1:8r
Arrubellartiterrshouldrber1:8rorrgreater.rThurs,rarfindingrofrartiterrlessrthanr1:8risrsignificant,ri
ndicatingrthatrtherclientrmayrnotrpossessrimmunityrtorrubella.rArhematocritrofr33.5%rarwhite
rbloodrcellrcountrofr8,000/mm3,randrar1rhourrglucoserchallengertestrofr110rg/dlrarerwithrnor
malrparameters.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Whichrofrtherfollowingrprenatalrlaboratoryrtestrvaluesrwouldrthernurserconsiderrasrsignifica
nt?r
A.rRubellartiterrlessrthanr1:8r
B.rHematocritr33.5%
C.rWhiterbloodrcellsr8,000/mm3r
And Answers
A.rFirstrtrimesterr
First-
trimesterrclassesrcommonlyrfocusronrsuchrissuesrasrearlyrphysiologicrchanges,rfetalrdevel
opment,rsexualityrduringrpregnancy,randrnutrition.rSomerearlyrclassesrmayrincluderpregna
ntrcouples.rSecondrandrthirdrtrimesterrclassesrmayrfocusronrpreparationrforrbirth,rparenting
,randrnewbornrcare.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Duringrwhichrofrtherfollowingrwouldrtherfocusrofrclassesrbermainlyronrphysiologicrchanges,r
fetalrdevelopment,rsexuality,rduringrpregnancy,randrnutrition?
A.rFirstrtrimesterr
B.rSecondrtrimesterr
C.rPostpartumrphaser
D.rThirdrtrimester
A.rHasrargreaterrriskrofrcomplicationsrduringrpregnancy
ClientsrwithrDMrareratrgreaterrriskrforrdevelopingrmaternalrandrfetalrcomplicationsrduringrpr
egnancy.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-Ar25-year-
oldrclientrwithrdiabetesrtyperIrvisitsrtherclinicrtordiscussrherrandrherrhusband'srdesirertorstartr
arfamily.rThisrdiabeticrclientr
A.rHasrargreaterrriskrofrcomplicationsrduringrpregnancyr
B.rShouldrberinformedraboutrtreatmentrforrinfertilityr
C.rWillrberablertorcarryroutrarcompletelyrnormalrpregnancyr
D.rShouldrberdiscouragedrfromrbecomingrpregnant
A.rRubellartiterrlessrthanr1:8r
Arrubellartiterrshouldrber1:8rorrgreater.rThurs,rarfindingrofrartiterrlessrthanr1:8risrsignificant,ri
ndicatingrthatrtherclientrmayrnotrpossessrimmunityrtorrubella.rArhematocritrofr33.5%rarwhite
rbloodrcellrcountrofr8,000/mm3,randrar1rhourrglucoserchallengertestrofr110rg/dlrarerwithrnor
malrparameters.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Whichrofrtherfollowingrprenatalrlaboratoryrtestrvaluesrwouldrthernurserconsiderrasrsignifica
nt?r
A.rRubellartiterrlessrthanr1:8r
B.rHematocritr33.5%
C.rWhiterbloodrcellsr8,000/mm3r