OB/Maternity HESI Exam
1. The nurse is caring for a client who delivered 6 hours ago. Assessment findings reveal a boggy uterus that is displaced above and to the right of the umbilicus. Which action should the nurse take?
● Encourage voiding
2. Which type of anesthesia, used with a client i...
OB/Maternity HESI
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2023/2024
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OB/Maternity HESI Exam
1. The nurse is caring for a client who delivered 6 hours ago. Assessment findings reveal a
boggy uterus that is displaced above and to the right of the umbilicus. Which action
should the nurse take?
● Encourage voiding
2. Which type of anesthesia, used with a client in labor, produces a loss of sensation only to
the vagina and perineum?
● Pudendal block
3. When performing the daily head-to-toe assessment of a 1-day-old newborn, the nurse
observes a yellow tint to the skin on the forehead, sternum and abdomen. Which action
should the nurse take?
● Measure bilirubin levels using transcutaneous bilirubinometry
4. A woman at 36-weeks’ gestation who is Rh negative is admitted to labor and delivery
reporting abdominal cra. She is placed on a strict bedrest and the fetal heart rate and
contraction pattern are monitored with an external fetal monitor. Two hours after
admission, the nurse notes a large amount of bright red vaginal bleeding. Which nursing
intervention has the highest priority?
● Assess the fetal heart rate & client's contraction pattern
5. Assessment findings of a 4-hour-old newborn include: axillary temperature of 96.8° F
(35.8° C), heart rate of 150 beats/minute with a soft murmur, irregular respiratory rate
at 64 breaths/minute, jitteriness, hypotonic, and weak cry. Based on these findings,
which action should the nurse implement?
● Swaddle the infant in a warm blanket
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