NGN HESI OB MATERNITY
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PRACTICE
SET GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse is reviewing the discharge instructions of the parents of a 2-
year-old who just underwent a myringotomy. What instructions will the
nurse include in the parent's teaching? (Select all that apply.)
Select option(s), then click Submit.
A.
Do not immerse the child's head in water when bathing.
B.
Administer the Tylenol as prescribed.
C.
Do not substitute aspirin for the prescribed Tylenol.
D.
Purchase earplugs and place them during bath time.
E.
Change the bandage on the ear three times a day.
Answer: A.
Do not immerse the child's head in water when bathing.
B.
,Administer the Tylenol as prescribed.
C.
Do not substitute aspirin for the prescribed Tylenol.
D.
Purchase earplugs and place them during bath time.
⩥ Which nursing action will the nurse take first for the child known to
have diabetes admitted to the emergency room?
Select an option, then click Submit.
A.
Start an IV.
B.
Administer orange juice.
C.
Take a blood glucose reading.
D.
Dipstick urine for ketones..
Answer: C.
Take a blood glucose reading.
⩥ A mother calls the clinic because her 6-year-old son, who has been
taking prescribed antibiotics for 7 of the previous 10 days, continues to
have a cough that she reports is worsening. Further questioning by the
,nurse reveals that the cough is nonproductive. What is the nurse's best
instruction to the mother?
Select an option, then click Submit.
A.
Watch the boy a few more days and see if the cough begins to produce
sputum.
B.
The full 10-day course of antibiotics must be completed before
effectiveness can be evaluated.
C.
Give the child plenty of fluids and an over-the-counter cough
suppressant.
D.
Bring the child to the clinic today for an examination related to the
cough..
Answer: D. Bring the child to the clinic today for an examination related
to the cough.
⩥ The nurse is taking the family history of a 2-year-old child with atopic
dermatitis (eczema). Which statement by the mother is most important in
formulating a plan of care for this child?
Select an option, then click Submit.
A.
"Our first child was born with a cleft lip."
, B.
"We are very careful not to get sunburns in our family."
C.
"My first child sometimes got a diaper rash."
D.
"My husband and our daughter are both lactose-intolerant.".
Answer: D.
"My husband and our daughter are both lactose-intolerant."
⩥ A child presents again to the school nurse with dyspnea, wheezing,
diaphoresis, and deep dark-red lips. What is the next nursing action?
Select an option, then click Submit.
A.
Call the child's parents.
B.
Call 911.
C.
Ask, "Do you have your inhaler?"
D.
Ask, "Did you play outside today?".
Answer: C.
Ask, "Do you have your inhaler?"
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PRACTICE
SET GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse is reviewing the discharge instructions of the parents of a 2-
year-old who just underwent a myringotomy. What instructions will the
nurse include in the parent's teaching? (Select all that apply.)
Select option(s), then click Submit.
A.
Do not immerse the child's head in water when bathing.
B.
Administer the Tylenol as prescribed.
C.
Do not substitute aspirin for the prescribed Tylenol.
D.
Purchase earplugs and place them during bath time.
E.
Change the bandage on the ear three times a day.
Answer: A.
Do not immerse the child's head in water when bathing.
B.
,Administer the Tylenol as prescribed.
C.
Do not substitute aspirin for the prescribed Tylenol.
D.
Purchase earplugs and place them during bath time.
⩥ Which nursing action will the nurse take first for the child known to
have diabetes admitted to the emergency room?
Select an option, then click Submit.
A.
Start an IV.
B.
Administer orange juice.
C.
Take a blood glucose reading.
D.
Dipstick urine for ketones..
Answer: C.
Take a blood glucose reading.
⩥ A mother calls the clinic because her 6-year-old son, who has been
taking prescribed antibiotics for 7 of the previous 10 days, continues to
have a cough that she reports is worsening. Further questioning by the
,nurse reveals that the cough is nonproductive. What is the nurse's best
instruction to the mother?
Select an option, then click Submit.
A.
Watch the boy a few more days and see if the cough begins to produce
sputum.
B.
The full 10-day course of antibiotics must be completed before
effectiveness can be evaluated.
C.
Give the child plenty of fluids and an over-the-counter cough
suppressant.
D.
Bring the child to the clinic today for an examination related to the
cough..
Answer: D. Bring the child to the clinic today for an examination related
to the cough.
⩥ The nurse is taking the family history of a 2-year-old child with atopic
dermatitis (eczema). Which statement by the mother is most important in
formulating a plan of care for this child?
Select an option, then click Submit.
A.
"Our first child was born with a cleft lip."
, B.
"We are very careful not to get sunburns in our family."
C.
"My first child sometimes got a diaper rash."
D.
"My husband and our daughter are both lactose-intolerant.".
Answer: D.
"My husband and our daughter are both lactose-intolerant."
⩥ A child presents again to the school nurse with dyspnea, wheezing,
diaphoresis, and deep dark-red lips. What is the next nursing action?
Select an option, then click Submit.
A.
Call the child's parents.
B.
Call 911.
C.
Ask, "Do you have your inhaler?"
D.
Ask, "Did you play outside today?".
Answer: C.
Ask, "Do you have your inhaler?"
