Maternity HESI Exam Questions1. During the transition phase of labor, a client complains of tingling and
numbness in her fingers and tells the nurse that she feels like she is going
to pass out.What action should the nurse take?
A. Encourage her to pant between contractions and blow with contrac...
1. During the transition phase of labor, a client complains of tingling and
numbness in her fingers and tells the nurse that she feels like she is going
to pass out. What action should the nurse take?
A. Encourage her to pant between contractions and blow with contractions.
B. Coach her to take a deep cleansing breath and then refocus.
C. Instruct her to pant three times and then exhale through pursed lips.
D. Have her cup both hands over her nose and mouth while breathing: Haveher
cup both hands over her nose and mouth while breathing.
2. The nurse observes that an antepartum client who is on bed rest for preterm
labor is eating ice rather than the food on her breakfast tray. The client states
that she has a craving for ice and then feels too full to eat anything else. Which
is the best response by the nurse?
A. Remove all ice from the client's room.
B. Ask the client what foods she might consider eating.
C. Remind the client that what she eats affects her baby.
D. Notify the health care provider: Notify the health care provider.
3. The nurse is teaching care of the newborn to a childbirth preparation class
and describes the need for administering antibiotic ointment into the eyes
of the newborn. An expectant father asks, "What type of disease causes
infections in babies that can be prevented by using this ointment?" Which
response by the nurse is accurate?
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A. Herpes
B. Trichomonas
C. Gonorrhea
D. Syphilis: Gonorrhea
4. The client comes to the hospital assuming she is in labor. Which assess-
ment findings by the nurse would indicate that the client is in true labor?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Pain in the lower back that radiates to abdomen
B. Contractions decreased in frequency with ambulation
C. Progressive cervical dilation and effacement
D. Discomfort localized in the abdomen
E. Regular and rhythmic painful contractions: A,C,E
A. Pain in the lower back that radiates to abdomen
C. Progressive cervical dilation and effacement
E. Regular and rhythmic painful contractions
5. The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated blow breathing.
The client begins to complain of tingling fingers and dizziness. Which action
should the nurse take?
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A. Administer oxygen by facemask.
B. Notify the health care provider of the client's symptoms.
C. Have the client breathe into her cupped hands.
D. Check the client's blood pressure and fetal heart rate: Have the client
breathe into her cupped hands.
6. The nurse is counseling a couple who has sought information about con-
ceiving. The couple asks the nurse to explain when ovulation usually occurs.
Which statement by the nurse is correct?
A. Two weeks before menstruation
B. Immediately after menstruation
C. Immediately before menstruation
D. Three weeks before menstruation: Two weeks before menstruation
7. An off-duty nurse finds a woman in a supermarket parking lot delivering an
infant while her husband is screaming for someone to help his wife. Which
intervention has the highest priority?
A. Use thread to tie off the umbilical cord.
B. Provide privacy for the woman.
C. Reassure the husband and keep him calm.
D. Put the newborn to the breast immediately: Put the newborn to the breast
immediately.
8. 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."
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