NUR211 OB HESI Practice Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A laboring client requests pain relief during the active phase of labor. Which intervention is most
appropriate?
A. Administer a sedative
✔✔B. Provide an epidural anesthesia per order
C. Encourage the client to walk
D. Delay intervention until full dilation
A pregnant woman in her third trimester reports severe headache and visual changes. What
condition should the nurse suspect?
A. Hyperemesis gravidarum
✔✔B. Preeclampsia
C. Placenta previa
D. Braxton Hicks contractions
A nurse is teaching a postpartum client about perineal care. Which instruction is correct?
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,A. Use soap directly on perineum after each void
✔✔B. Use warm water in a peri-bottle after urination
C. Avoid changing pads frequently
D. Apply talcum powder to reduce moisture
A client at 39 weeks has contractions every 2 minutes, lasting 90 seconds, with fetal bradycardia.
What should the nurse do first?
A. Document and continue monitoring
B. Encourage ambulation
✔✔C. Reposition the mother to side-lying and administer oxygen
D. Prepare for induction
A postpartum woman with a C-section has redness and drainage at the incision site. What is the
priority action?
A. Teach splinting with a pillow
B. Administer stool softeners
✔✔C. Notify the healthcare provider
D. Encourage ambulation
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, A newborn is noted to have nasal flaring, grunting, and retractions. What is the best intervention?
A. Delay feeding
✔✔B. Initiate oxygen support and notify provider
C. Swaddle tightly
D. Encourage breastfeeding
A woman at 28 weeks reports painless vaginal bleeding. What condition is most likely?
A. Placental abruption
✔✔B. Placenta previa
C. Ectopic pregnancy
D. Gestational diabetes
A nurse is assessing a client after delivery and notes a boggy uterus. What is the priority action?
A. Notify the provider immediately
✔✔B. Perform fundal massage
C. Increase IV fluids
D. Apply abdominal binder
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A laboring client requests pain relief during the active phase of labor. Which intervention is most
appropriate?
A. Administer a sedative
✔✔B. Provide an epidural anesthesia per order
C. Encourage the client to walk
D. Delay intervention until full dilation
A pregnant woman in her third trimester reports severe headache and visual changes. What
condition should the nurse suspect?
A. Hyperemesis gravidarum
✔✔B. Preeclampsia
C. Placenta previa
D. Braxton Hicks contractions
A nurse is teaching a postpartum client about perineal care. Which instruction is correct?
1
,A. Use soap directly on perineum after each void
✔✔B. Use warm water in a peri-bottle after urination
C. Avoid changing pads frequently
D. Apply talcum powder to reduce moisture
A client at 39 weeks has contractions every 2 minutes, lasting 90 seconds, with fetal bradycardia.
What should the nurse do first?
A. Document and continue monitoring
B. Encourage ambulation
✔✔C. Reposition the mother to side-lying and administer oxygen
D. Prepare for induction
A postpartum woman with a C-section has redness and drainage at the incision site. What is the
priority action?
A. Teach splinting with a pillow
B. Administer stool softeners
✔✔C. Notify the healthcare provider
D. Encourage ambulation
2
, A newborn is noted to have nasal flaring, grunting, and retractions. What is the best intervention?
A. Delay feeding
✔✔B. Initiate oxygen support and notify provider
C. Swaddle tightly
D. Encourage breastfeeding
A woman at 28 weeks reports painless vaginal bleeding. What condition is most likely?
A. Placental abruption
✔✔B. Placenta previa
C. Ectopic pregnancy
D. Gestational diabetes
A nurse is assessing a client after delivery and notes a boggy uterus. What is the priority action?
A. Notify the provider immediately
✔✔B. Perform fundal massage
C. Increase IV fluids
D. Apply abdominal binder
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