HESI PN OB/HESI PN PEDIATRICS/HESI PN MATERNITY EXAM
2024/2025 NEWEST !! ACTUAL COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS )
ALREADY GRADED A+.
The practical nurse (PN) is interviewing a 10 year old girl about
school and her extracurricular activities. She
responds, "I like school. I play the flute in the school band, and
I take tennis lessons." Based on Erikson's
psychosocial theory, the PN identifies that this
child is in what stage of development?
a) identity
b) intimacy
c) industry
d) initiative - ANSWER -Answer: C
Rationale:
Erikson's stage of industry (C) for a school aged child is
demonstrated by successful participation in new skills and peer
activities, such as sports and band. (A, B, and D) are achieved in
other age groups.
While inspecting her newborn a mother asks the nurse whether
her baby has flat feet. How should the nurse
respond? - ANSWER -"Infants' feet appear flat because
the arch is covered with a fat pad."
,A client's membranes rupture during the transition phase of
labor, and the amniotic fluid appears pale green.
What priority intervention for the infant can the nurse anticipate
implementing upon delivery? - ANSWER -
Providing for suctioning of the
oropharynx as the head emerges
A nurse is assessing a newborn for signs of hyperbilirubinemia
(pathological jaundice). What clinical finding
confirms this complication? - ANSWER -Jaundice that
develops in the first 12 to 24 hours
A nurse teaches a new mother about neonatal weight loss in the
first 3 days of life. What does the nurse explain
is the cause of this weight loss? - ANSWER -
Excretion of accumulated excess fluids
The nurse administers the prescribed vitamin K
intramuscularly to a newborn immediately after birth to: -
ANSWER -Promote the
synthesis of prothrombin
How should a nurse screen the newborn of a diabetic mother for
hypoglycemia? - ANSWER -Testing heel blood
,with the use of a
glucose-oxidase strip
A health care provider tells a mother that her newborn has
multiple visible birth defects. The mother seems
composed and asks to see her baby. What nursing action will be
most helpful in easing the mother's stress
when she sees her child for the first time? - ANSWER -Staying
with her after bringing the infant to help her
verbalize her
feelings.
The most appropriate method for a nurse to evaluate the effects of
the maternal blood glucose level in the infant
of a diabetic mother (IDM) is by performing a heel stick blood
test on the newborn. What does this test
determine? - ANSWER -
Serum glucose level
A new mother asks a nurse why medicine is being put in her
baby's eyes. What infection should the nurse tell
the mother it is given to prevent?
- ANSWER -Chlamydia
The practice of separating parents from their newborn
immediately after birth and limiting their time with the
, infant during the first few days after delivery contradicts
studies of: - ANSWER -Parent-child attachment
A 1-day-old newborn has just expelled a thick, greenish-black
stool. The nurse determines that this is the first
stool. What should the nurse do next? - ANSWER -
Document the stool in the infant's record
While a mother is inspecting her newborn she expresses concern
that her baby's eyes are crossed. How should
the nurse respond? - ANSWER -"This is
expected. Your baby is trying to focus."
What should the care of a newborn infant whose mother has had
untreated syphilis since the second trimester
of pregnancy include? - ANSWER -
Testing for congenital syphilis
A new mother with class II heart disease tells a nurse that she is
afraid that her heart condition will prevent her from caring for her
baby and her home when she is discharged. How should the nurse
respond? - ANSWER -By asking her to describe her concerns
more fully
A newborn's total body response to noise or movement is often
distressing to the parents. What should the nurse explain about
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