HESI PN Obstetrics/Maternity Practice Exam Questions & Answers
1. After repeating the vital signs for a newborn
Tremors of the hands
who is 4 hours old, the practical nurse (PN)
dur- ing crying.
obtains an axillary temperature of 97.2 F and
places the newborn under a radiant heat
warmer. Which additional finding should the
PN observe in the newborn?
2. Which information should the practical nurse (PN) pro- Prophylactic
treatment for
vide the parents about the purpose of instillinggonorrheal and chlamydia
ery- thromycin (llotycin) ophthalmic infection.
ointment in the new- born's eyes.
3. What is the most important action by the Hand washing.
practical nurse (PN) in preventing
neonatal infection?
Record color and consis-
4. a client who took iron supplements during
pregnancy
delivers and infant by cesarean section. On the second tency of the
stool.
postpartum day, the client reports having a
constipat- ed stool that is greenish-black in
color. Which action should the practical nurse
(PN) implement?
5. A client is 5 weeks pregnant call the clinic to report that A. Vaginal
bleeding
her home pregnancy test is positive. She asks what she D.
Membrane rupture
should be concerned about during the weeks the client to
before her first visit. Which signs and report
symptoms should the practical nurse (PN) tell immediate-
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, HESI PN Obstetrics/Maternity Practice Exam Questions & Answers
ly to the healthcare provider? (select all that E. Severe headaches
apply)
6. A 3-day-old newborn who weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces Document the
weight loss
at birth is breast feeding and now weighs 6
pound and 15 ounces. Which action should the
practical nurse take?
7. Erythromycin (iilotycin)
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1. After repeating the vital signs for a newborn
Tremors of the hands
who is 4 hours old, the practical nurse (PN)
dur- ing crying.
obtains an axillary temperature of 97.2 F and
places the newborn under a radiant heat
warmer. Which additional finding should the
PN observe in the newborn?
2. Which information should the practical nurse (PN) pro- Prophylactic
treatment for
vide the parents about the purpose of instillinggonorrheal and chlamydia
ery- thromycin (llotycin) ophthalmic infection.
ointment in the new- born's eyes.
3. What is the most important action by the Hand washing.
practical nurse (PN) in preventing
neonatal infection?
Record color and consis-
4. a client who took iron supplements during
pregnancy
delivers and infant by cesarean section. On the second tency of the
stool.
postpartum day, the client reports having a
constipat- ed stool that is greenish-black in
color. Which action should the practical nurse
(PN) implement?
5. A client is 5 weeks pregnant call the clinic to report that A. Vaginal
bleeding
her home pregnancy test is positive. She asks what she D.
Membrane rupture
should be concerned about during the weeks the client to
before her first visit. Which signs and report
symptoms should the practical nurse (PN) tell immediate-
1/
9
, HESI PN Obstetrics/Maternity Practice Exam Questions & Answers
ly to the healthcare provider? (select all that E. Severe headaches
apply)
6. A 3-day-old newborn who weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces Document the
weight loss
at birth is breast feeding and now weighs 6
pound and 15 ounces. Which action should the
practical nurse take?
7. Erythromycin (iilotycin)
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