HESI Maternity Practice Exam 2024

Maternity Practice Exam A new mother asks the nurse, "How do I know that my daughter is getting enough breast milk?" Which explanation is appropriate? "Your milk is sufficient if the baby is voiding pale straw-colored urine 6 to 10 times a day." The urine will be dilute (straw-colored) and frequent (6 to 10 times/day) , if the infant is adequately hydrated. Although a weight gain of 30 grams/day is indicative of adequate nutrition, most home scales do not measure this accurately and this suggestion is likely to make the mother very anxious. The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought information about conceiving. The couple asks the nurse to explain when ovulation usually occurs. Which statement by the nurse is correct? Two weeks before menstruation. Ovulation occurs 14 days before the first day of the menstrual period . While ovulation can occur in the middle of the cycle, or 2 weeks after menstruation, this is only true for a woman who has a perfect 28-day cycle. For many women, the length of their menstrual cycle varies. The nurse is evaluating a full-term multigravida who was induced 3 hours ago. The nurse determines the client is dilated 7 cm, is 100% effaced at 0 station, with intact membranes. The monitor indicates the fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerates at the onset of several contractions and returns to baseline before each contraction ends. What action should the nurse take? Continue to monitor labor progress. The fetal heart rate indicates early decelerations, which are not an ominous sign, so the nurse should continue to monitor the labor progress and document the findings in the client's record.