HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice Quiz
The nurse should explain to a 30-year-old gravid client that alpha fetoprotein testing is recommended for which purpose? ( answer)Screen for neural tube defects
A 26 year old, gravid 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at 28 weeks gestation ...
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Questions Included HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice Quiz The nurse should explain to a 30-year-old gravid client that alpha fetoprotein testing
is recommended for which purpose? ( answer)Screen for neural tube defects A 26 year old, gravid 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at 28 weeks gestation
in preterm labor. She is given 3 doses of terbutaline sulfate (Brethren) 0.25 mg
subcutaneously to stop her labor contractions. The nurse plans to monitor for which
primary side effect of terbutaline sulfate? ( answer)Tachycardia and a feeling of
nervousness During labor, the nurse determines that a full term client is demonstrating late
decelerations. In which sequence should the nurse implement these nursing
actions? (Place in the first action on top and last action on the bottom)
( answer)1. Reposition the client 2.Increase IV fluid 3.Provide oxygen via face mask 4.Call the health care provider A new mother asks the nurse, "How do I know that my daughter is getting enough breast milk?" ( answer)"Your milk is sufficient if the baby is voiding pale straw-
colored urine 6-10 times a day" A full term infant is transferred to the nursery from labor and delivery. Which
information is most important for the nurse to receive when planning immediate
care for the newborn? ( answer)Infant's condition at birth and treatment received The nurse is assessing the umbilical cord of a newborn. Which finding constitutes a normal finding? ( answer)Three vessels: two arteries and one vein When explaining "postpartum blues" to a client who is 1 day postpartum, which
symptoms should the nurse include in the teaching plan? (select all that apply)
( answer)-Mood swings -Tearfulness 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? ( answer)"That is normal; the head will return to a round shape within 7 to 10 days." The nurse is assessing a 3-day old infant with a cephalohematoma in the newborn
nursery. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the healthcare
provider? ( answer)Yellowish tinge to the skin A client at 32-weeks gestation is diagnosed with preeclampsia. Which assessment finding is most indicative of an impending convulsion? ( answer)3+ deep tendon reflexes and hyperclonus -epigastric pain Just after delivery, a new mother tells the nurse, "I was unsuccessful breastfeeding my first child, but I would like to try with this baby." Which intervention is best for the
nurse to implement first? ( answer)Provide assistance to the mother to begin breastfeeding as soon as possible after delivery A woman who thinks she could be pregnant calls her neighbor, a nurse, to ask
when she could use a home pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy. Which
response is appropriate? ( answer)"A home pregnancy test can be used right
after your first missed period."
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