OB MATERNITY HESI EXAM /HESI
MATERNITY OB EXAM VERSION A, B, C
AND PRACTICE EXAM 2025 NEWEST EXAM
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /A+ STUDY
MATERIAL //CURRENTLY TESTING
VERSION A
A client at 35-weeks gestation complains of a "pain
whenever the baby moves." On assessment, the nurse
notes the client's temperature to be 101.2F, with severe
abdominal or uterine tenderness on palpation. The nurse
knows that these findings are indicative of what
condition?
A. Round ligament strain
B. Chorioamnionitis
C. Abruptio placenta
D. Viral infection. - ....ANSWER...B. Chorioamnionitis
A male infant with a 2-day history of fever and diarrhea is
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,brought to a clinic by his mother who tells the nurse that
the child refuses to drink anything. The nurse determines
that the child has a weak cry with no tears. Which
prescription is most important to implement?
A. Provide a bottle of electrolyte solution
B. Infuse normal saline intravenously
C. Administer an antipyretic rectally
D. Apply external cooling blanket - ....ANSWER...B.
Infuse normal saline intravenously
A 6-month old child who had a cleft-lip repair has elbow
restraints in place. What nursing intervention should the
nurse plan to implement?
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,A. remove restraints q4h for 30 minutes and place gloves
on the child's hands
B. record observations of the restraints q2h and ensure
that they are in place at all times
C. obtain the HCP advice as to when the restraints should
be removed
D. remove restraints one at a time to provide
ROM exercises - ....ANSWER...D. remove
restraints one at a time to provide ROM exercises
A new mother calls the nurse stating that she wants to
start feeding her 6-month-old child something besides
breast milk, but is concerned that the infant is too young
to start eating solid foods. How should the nurse respond?
A. encourage the mother to schedule a developmental
assessment of the infant
B. advise the mother to wait at least another month before
starting any solid foods
C. instruct the mother to offer a few spoons of 2-3 pureed
fruit at each meal
D. reassure the mother that the infant is old
enough to eat iron-fortified cereal -
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, ....ANSWER...D. reassure the
A nurse receives a shift change report for a newborn who is
12 hours post-vaginal delivery. In developing a plan of
care, the nurse should give the highest priority to which
finding?
A. Cyanosis of the hands and feet
B. Skin color that is slightly jaundiced
C. Tiny white papules on the nose or chin
D. Red patches on the cheeks and trunk -
....ANSWER...B. Skin color that is slightly jaundiced
A new mother who has just had her first baby says to the
nurse, "I saw the baby in the recovery room. She sure has
a funny-looking head." Which response by the nurse is
best?
A. "This is not an unusually shaped head, especially for a
first baby."
B. "It may look odd, but newborn babies are often born
with heads like that."
C. "That is normal. The head will return to a round shape
within 7 to 10 days."
D. "Your pelvis was too small, so the head had to adjust to
the birth canal." - ....ANSWER...C. "That is normal. The
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MATERNITY OB EXAM VERSION A, B, C
AND PRACTICE EXAM 2025 NEWEST EXAM
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /A+ STUDY
MATERIAL //CURRENTLY TESTING
VERSION A
A client at 35-weeks gestation complains of a "pain
whenever the baby moves." On assessment, the nurse
notes the client's temperature to be 101.2F, with severe
abdominal or uterine tenderness on palpation. The nurse
knows that these findings are indicative of what
condition?
A. Round ligament strain
B. Chorioamnionitis
C. Abruptio placenta
D. Viral infection. - ....ANSWER...B. Chorioamnionitis
A male infant with a 2-day history of fever and diarrhea is
1
,brought to a clinic by his mother who tells the nurse that
the child refuses to drink anything. The nurse determines
that the child has a weak cry with no tears. Which
prescription is most important to implement?
A. Provide a bottle of electrolyte solution
B. Infuse normal saline intravenously
C. Administer an antipyretic rectally
D. Apply external cooling blanket - ....ANSWER...B.
Infuse normal saline intravenously
A 6-month old child who had a cleft-lip repair has elbow
restraints in place. What nursing intervention should the
nurse plan to implement?
2
,A. remove restraints q4h for 30 minutes and place gloves
on the child's hands
B. record observations of the restraints q2h and ensure
that they are in place at all times
C. obtain the HCP advice as to when the restraints should
be removed
D. remove restraints one at a time to provide
ROM exercises - ....ANSWER...D. remove
restraints one at a time to provide ROM exercises
A new mother calls the nurse stating that she wants to
start feeding her 6-month-old child something besides
breast milk, but is concerned that the infant is too young
to start eating solid foods. How should the nurse respond?
A. encourage the mother to schedule a developmental
assessment of the infant
B. advise the mother to wait at least another month before
starting any solid foods
C. instruct the mother to offer a few spoons of 2-3 pureed
fruit at each meal
D. reassure the mother that the infant is old
enough to eat iron-fortified cereal -
3
, ....ANSWER...D. reassure the
A nurse receives a shift change report for a newborn who is
12 hours post-vaginal delivery. In developing a plan of
care, the nurse should give the highest priority to which
finding?
A. Cyanosis of the hands and feet
B. Skin color that is slightly jaundiced
C. Tiny white papules on the nose or chin
D. Red patches on the cheeks and trunk -
....ANSWER...B. Skin color that is slightly jaundiced
A new mother who has just had her first baby says to the
nurse, "I saw the baby in the recovery room. She sure has
a funny-looking head." Which response by the nurse is
best?
A. "This is not an unusually shaped head, especially for a
first baby."
B. "It may look odd, but newborn babies are often born
with heads like that."
C. "That is normal. The head will return to a round shape
within 7 to 10 days."
D. "Your pelvis was too small, so the head had to adjust to
the birth canal." - ....ANSWER...C. "That is normal. The
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