OB HESI MATERNITY VERSION 7 EXAM
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1. A primigravida at 40 weeks gestation is contracting q2 minutes and her cervix is 9 cm
dilated and 100% effaced. The FHR is 120 beats/minute. The client is screaming, and her
husband is alarmed. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
a. notify the rapid response team
,b. have delivery table set up
c. ask the husband to step out
d. administer a PRN narcotic
Answer>> b. have delivery table set up
2. The nurse is caring for a client whose fetus died in utero at 32 weeks gestation. After the
fetus is delivered vaginally, the nurse implements routine demise protocol and identification
procedures. What action is most important for the nurse to take?
a. Explain reasons consent for an infant autopsy is needed
b. create a memory box of a baby's footprints and photographs
c. determine if the mother desires a visit from the clergy
d. encourage the mother to hold and spend time with her baby
Answer>> encourage the mother to hold and spend time with her baby
3. One week after missing her menstrual period, a woman performs an OTC pregnancy test
and it is positive. Which hormone is responsible for producing the positive result
Answer>> HCG
4. The father of a 3-day old infant who is breast feeding calls the postpartum help line to
report that his wife is acting strangely. She is irritable, cannot cope with the baby, and
frequently cries for no apparent reason. What information is most important for the nurse to
provide this father?
, Answer>> Contact the clinic if the behaviors continue for more than two weeks or become worse.
5. Clients who are HIV positive are encouraged to bottle-feed their infants because
Answer>> the HIV virus is transmitted through breastmilk.
6. When fetal movements or contractions compress the umbilical cord, vari- able
decelerations can happen
Answer>> Maternal repositioning can alleviate cord com- pressions
7. A primigravida at 36 weeks gestation, who is Rh negative, experienced abdominal trauma
in a motor vehicle collision. Which assessment finding is more important for the nurse to
report to the HCP?
Answer>> Positive fetal hemoglobin testing
8. Calculated by Naegele's rule, a primigravida client is at 28 weeks gestation. She is
moderately obese and carrying twins and the nurse measures her fundal height at 27cm.
During the previous visit 3 weeks ago, the fundal height measured at 28 cm. Based on these
findings, what should the nurse con- clude?
Answer>> Fundal height measurement may indicate intrauterine growth retardation
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This Test Consists Of 55 Questions And Answers
1. A primigravida at 40 weeks gestation is contracting q2 minutes and her cervix is 9 cm
dilated and 100% effaced. The FHR is 120 beats/minute. The client is screaming, and her
husband is alarmed. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
a. notify the rapid response team
,b. have delivery table set up
c. ask the husband to step out
d. administer a PRN narcotic
Answer>> b. have delivery table set up
2. The nurse is caring for a client whose fetus died in utero at 32 weeks gestation. After the
fetus is delivered vaginally, the nurse implements routine demise protocol and identification
procedures. What action is most important for the nurse to take?
a. Explain reasons consent for an infant autopsy is needed
b. create a memory box of a baby's footprints and photographs
c. determine if the mother desires a visit from the clergy
d. encourage the mother to hold and spend time with her baby
Answer>> encourage the mother to hold and spend time with her baby
3. One week after missing her menstrual period, a woman performs an OTC pregnancy test
and it is positive. Which hormone is responsible for producing the positive result
Answer>> HCG
4. The father of a 3-day old infant who is breast feeding calls the postpartum help line to
report that his wife is acting strangely. She is irritable, cannot cope with the baby, and
frequently cries for no apparent reason. What information is most important for the nurse to
provide this father?
, Answer>> Contact the clinic if the behaviors continue for more than two weeks or become worse.
5. Clients who are HIV positive are encouraged to bottle-feed their infants because
Answer>> the HIV virus is transmitted through breastmilk.
6. When fetal movements or contractions compress the umbilical cord, vari- able
decelerations can happen
Answer>> Maternal repositioning can alleviate cord com- pressions
7. A primigravida at 36 weeks gestation, who is Rh negative, experienced abdominal trauma
in a motor vehicle collision. Which assessment finding is more important for the nurse to
report to the HCP?
Answer>> Positive fetal hemoglobin testing
8. Calculated by Naegele's rule, a primigravida client is at 28 weeks gestation. She is
moderately obese and carrying twins and the nurse measures her fundal height at 27cm.
During the previous visit 3 weeks ago, the fundal height measured at 28 cm. Based on these
findings, what should the nurse con- clude?
Answer>> Fundal height measurement may indicate intrauterine growth retardation
