OB HESI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

OB HESI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 1st time mom reaction: She may tentatively touch the baby's profile first, and then be willing to pull the baby close. Normal or abnormal? This is a normal reaction. The mom has the baby with just you in the room. What do you do FIRST? FIRST push the call light SECOND warm dry stimulate. Get help first because you can't do it all by yourself Sources of folate? Dried roasted peanuts NOT strawberries Baby is not responding. What do you do? Administer positive pressure ventilation. A patient with a scheduled C-section tells you, "I ate a big breakfast and I had orange juice." What action should you take? Why? Tell the anesthesiologist because it is a risk for aspiration. Patient who had spinal anesthesia is now experiencing a headache. How do you treat? Bloodpatch! What is the main side effect of an epidural? Hypotension Urinary frequency within 24 hrs post partum. Nursing action? Check the amount of the next void and palpate the bladder. What is the most important teaching for pregnant teens? Most important teaching is GOOD NUTRITION. What is the rational behind not giving food during labor? There is a risk for aspiration!! Think ABC's, protect the airway. A common med given before a C-section? (GI med) Antacid What is an appropriate patient teaching for a worried new father whose wife is crying? Teach that baby blues are normal. Teach father to WATCH her and her symptoms closely and bring her in if it gets severe or the symptoms persist for two weeks. Signs and symptoms of a UTI are present. How do you confirm? urine culture -Pain when baby moves -uterine tenderness upon palpation -fever Diagnosis? Chorioamnionitis When should a fever be reported? any fever above 100.4 Mom says that her newborn baby is already learning to walk. What is an appropriate response? "The stepping reflex is normal in newborns." A 3 month pregnant woman is having thin, watery secretions. What is this called? Leukorrhea Herbal remedy for nausea in pregnancy: Ginger NOT peppermint Caput