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HESI OB Assignment quiz Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
The mother of a neonate asks the nurse why it is so important to keep the infant
warm. What information should the nurse provide?
A. The kidneys and renal function are not fully developed.
B. Warmth promotes sleep so the infant will grow quickly.
C. A large body surface area favors heat loss to the environment.
D. The thick layer of subcutaneous fat is inadequate for insulation.
Ans: Thermoregulation, heat regulation, is critical to the survival of a neonate because
the newborn's larger surface area (C) per unit of weight predisposes to heat loss. While
keeping the infant warm may help the infant to sleep, it promotes transitional
homeostasis, not growth (B). (A) is unrelated to cold stress of the newborn. (D) does not
support the metabolic cascade that results from neonatal heat loss.
The nurse prepares to administer an injection of vitamin K to a newborn infant. The
mother tells the nurse, "Wait..." Which response what be best for the nurse to make?
Ans: Explore mother's concerns about infant receiving vitaK
The nurse is discussing the stages of labor with a group of women in the last month
of pregnancy and provides examples of different positional techniques used during
the second stage of labor. Which position should the nurse address that provides the
best advantage of gravity during delivery?
Lithotomy.
Kneeling.
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Squatting.
Walking.
Ans: Squatting (B) helps to align the fetus with the pelvic outlet and allows gravity to
assist in fetal descent and gives the client an adventitious position for birth.
A primigravida at 12-weeks gestation who just moved to the United States indicates
she has not received any immunizations. Which immunization(s) should the nurse
administer at this time? (Select all that apply.)
Hepatitis B.
Chickenpox.
Rubella.
Tetanus.
Diphtheria.
Ans: Tetanus.
Diphtheria.
Hepatitis B.
The father of a newborn tells the nurse, "My son just died." How should the nurse
respond?
"I understand how you feel."
"I am sorry for your loss."
"There is an angel in heaven."
"You can have other children."
Ans: "I am sorry for your loss." Correct
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HESI OB Assignment quiz Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
The mother of a neonate asks the nurse why it is so important to keep the infant
warm. What information should the nurse provide?
A. The kidneys and renal function are not fully developed.
B. Warmth promotes sleep so the infant will grow quickly.
C. A large body surface area favors heat loss to the environment.
D. The thick layer of subcutaneous fat is inadequate for insulation.
Ans: Thermoregulation, heat regulation, is critical to the survival of a neonate because
the newborn's larger surface area (C) per unit of weight predisposes to heat loss. While
keeping the infant warm may help the infant to sleep, it promotes transitional
homeostasis, not growth (B). (A) is unrelated to cold stress of the newborn. (D) does not
support the metabolic cascade that results from neonatal heat loss.
The nurse prepares to administer an injection of vitamin K to a newborn infant. The
mother tells the nurse, "Wait..." Which response what be best for the nurse to make?
Ans: Explore mother's concerns about infant receiving vitaK
The nurse is discussing the stages of labor with a group of women in the last month
of pregnancy and provides examples of different positional techniques used during
the second stage of labor. Which position should the nurse address that provides the
best advantage of gravity during delivery?
Lithotomy.
Kneeling.
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Squatting.
Walking.
Ans: Squatting (B) helps to align the fetus with the pelvic outlet and allows gravity to
assist in fetal descent and gives the client an adventitious position for birth.
A primigravida at 12-weeks gestation who just moved to the United States indicates
she has not received any immunizations. Which immunization(s) should the nurse
administer at this time? (Select all that apply.)
Hepatitis B.
Chickenpox.
Rubella.
Tetanus.
Diphtheria.
Ans: Tetanus.
Diphtheria.
Hepatitis B.
The father of a newborn tells the nurse, "My son just died." How should the nurse
respond?
"I understand how you feel."
"I am sorry for your loss."
"There is an angel in heaven."
"You can have other children."
Ans: "I am sorry for your loss." Correct
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