4/20/25, 10:57 AM RN HESI Maternity
RN HESI MATERNITY TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM
NEWEST VERSION WITH ALL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \\LATEST UPDATED 2024-
2025 ||VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
A community health nurse C. Teach the client if she has experienced any recent changes in
visits a family in which a 16- vaginal discharge.
year-old unmarried
daughter is pregnant with
her first child and is at 32-
weeks gestation. The client
tells the nurse that she has
been having intermittent
back pain since the night
before. What is the
priority nursing
intervention?
A. Ask the clients mother to
call an
ambulance for transport to
the hospital immediately.
B. Determine what physical
activities the
client has performed for the
past 24 hours
C. Teach the client if she has
experienced any recent
changes in vaginal
discharge.
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Albumin 25% IV is D. Reduction of edema
prescribed for a child with
nephrotic syndrome.
Which
assessment finding
indicates to the nurse that
the medication is having
the desired effect?
A. Weight gain
B. Reduction of fever
C. Improved caloric intake
D. Reduction of edema
The nurse is conducting B. Condoms and contraceptive foam or gel
postpartum teaching with
a mother who is
breastfeeding here infant.
When discussing birth
control, which method
should the
nurse recommend to this
client as
beneficial for her to use in
preventing an unwanted
pregnancy?
A. Breastfeed exclusively at
least every 3-4 hours
B. Condoms and contraceptive
foam or gel
C. Rhythm method (natural
family planning)
D. Combined estrogen
progesterone oral
contraceptives.
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,4/20/25, 10:57 AM RN HESI Maternity
One day after a vaginal A. Check he differential, since the WBC is normal for this client.
delivery of a full- term
baby, a postpartum
client's white
blood cell count is
15,000/mm2. What action
should the nurse take
first?
A. Check he differential,
since the WBC is normal
for this client.
B. Assess the clients
temperature, pulse, and
respirations q4h.
C. Notify the healthcare
provider, since this finding
is indicative of infection
D. Assess the clients perineal
area for signs
of a perineal hematoma.
The parents of a newborn D. Explain the newborn's normal stepping reflex.
tell the nurse that their
baby is already trying to
walk. How should the
nurse respond?
A. Encourage the parents to
report this to the
healthcare provider
B. Acknowledge the parents'
observation.
C. Schedule the newborn
for further
neurological testing.
D. Explain the newborn's
normal stepping
reflex.
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A breastfeeding infant, D. The TSH is high because of the low production of T4 by the
screened for thyroid.
congenital hypothyroidism, is
found to
have low levels of thyroxine
(t4) and high levels of
thyroid stimulating
hormone
(TSH)/ What is the best
explanation for this finding?
A. The thyroxine level is low
because the TSH level is
high.
B. High thyroxine levels
normally occur in
breastfeeding infants.
C. The thyroid gland does
not produce normal
levels of thyroxine for
several weeks after
birth
D. The TSH is high because of
the low
production of T4 by the
thyroid.
The nurse is assessing a 2- C. Respiratory rate 76 breaths/min
hour-old infant born by
cesarean delivery at 39-
weeks gestation. Which
assessment finding should
receive the highest priority
when planning this infants
care?
A. Blood pressure 76/42
mm/Hg
B. Faint heart murmur
C. Respiratoryrate 76
breaths/min
D. Blood glucose 45 mg/dl
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RN HESI MATERNITY TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM
NEWEST VERSION WITH ALL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \\LATEST UPDATED 2024-
2025 ||VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
A community health nurse C. Teach the client if she has experienced any recent changes in
visits a family in which a 16- vaginal discharge.
year-old unmarried
daughter is pregnant with
her first child and is at 32-
weeks gestation. The client
tells the nurse that she has
been having intermittent
back pain since the night
before. What is the
priority nursing
intervention?
A. Ask the clients mother to
call an
ambulance for transport to
the hospital immediately.
B. Determine what physical
activities the
client has performed for the
past 24 hours
C. Teach the client if she has
experienced any recent
changes in vaginal
discharge.
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,4/20/25, 10:57 AM RN HESI Maternity
Albumin 25% IV is D. Reduction of edema
prescribed for a child with
nephrotic syndrome.
Which
assessment finding
indicates to the nurse that
the medication is having
the desired effect?
A. Weight gain
B. Reduction of fever
C. Improved caloric intake
D. Reduction of edema
The nurse is conducting B. Condoms and contraceptive foam or gel
postpartum teaching with
a mother who is
breastfeeding here infant.
When discussing birth
control, which method
should the
nurse recommend to this
client as
beneficial for her to use in
preventing an unwanted
pregnancy?
A. Breastfeed exclusively at
least every 3-4 hours
B. Condoms and contraceptive
foam or gel
C. Rhythm method (natural
family planning)
D. Combined estrogen
progesterone oral
contraceptives.
/ 2/69
,4/20/25, 10:57 AM RN HESI Maternity
One day after a vaginal A. Check he differential, since the WBC is normal for this client.
delivery of a full- term
baby, a postpartum
client's white
blood cell count is
15,000/mm2. What action
should the nurse take
first?
A. Check he differential,
since the WBC is normal
for this client.
B. Assess the clients
temperature, pulse, and
respirations q4h.
C. Notify the healthcare
provider, since this finding
is indicative of infection
D. Assess the clients perineal
area for signs
of a perineal hematoma.
The parents of a newborn D. Explain the newborn's normal stepping reflex.
tell the nurse that their
baby is already trying to
walk. How should the
nurse respond?
A. Encourage the parents to
report this to the
healthcare provider
B. Acknowledge the parents'
observation.
C. Schedule the newborn
for further
neurological testing.
D. Explain the newborn's
normal stepping
reflex.
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, 4/20/25, 10:57 AM RN HESI Maternity
A breastfeeding infant, D. The TSH is high because of the low production of T4 by the
screened for thyroid.
congenital hypothyroidism, is
found to
have low levels of thyroxine
(t4) and high levels of
thyroid stimulating
hormone
(TSH)/ What is the best
explanation for this finding?
A. The thyroxine level is low
because the TSH level is
high.
B. High thyroxine levels
normally occur in
breastfeeding infants.
C. The thyroid gland does
not produce normal
levels of thyroxine for
several weeks after
birth
D. The TSH is high because of
the low
production of T4 by the
thyroid.
The nurse is assessing a 2- C. Respiratory rate 76 breaths/min
hour-old infant born by
cesarean delivery at 39-
weeks gestation. Which
assessment finding should
receive the highest priority
when planning this infants
care?
A. Blood pressure 76/42
mm/Hg
B. Faint heart murmur
C. Respiratoryrate 76
breaths/min
D. Blood glucose 45 mg/dl
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