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HESI MATERNITY/NEWBORN EXAM UPDATE 2024 Question 1. The nurse is planning care for a client at 30 weeks gestation who is experiencing preterm labor. What maternal prescription is most important inpreventing this fetus from developing respiratory distress syndrome? a. terbutaline (Brethine) 0.25 mg SubQ Q15 mins x 3 b. Betamethasone (Celestone) 12 mg deep IM c. Butorphanol 1 mg IV push q2h PRN pain d. Ampicillin 1-gram IV push q8h Question 2. A primigravida client confi...

Twenty four hours after admission to the newborn nursery, a fullterm male infant develops localized edema on the right side of his head. The nurse knows that, in the newborn, an accumulation of blood between the periosteum and skull which does not cro ss the suture line in a newborn variation known as A. a cephalhematoma, caused by forceps trauma and may last up to 8 weeks B. a subarachnoid hematoma, which requires immediate drainage to prevent further complicatio ns C. molding, caused by...

HESI MATERNITY/NEWBORN EXAM UPDATE 2024 1. One week after missing her menstrual period, a woman performs an OTC pregnancy test and it is positive. Which hormone is responsible forproducing the positive result? a. HCG 2. The father of a 3-day old infant who is breast feeding calls the postpartum help line to report that his wife is acting strangely. She is irritable, cannot cope with the baby, and frequently cries for no apparentreason. What information is most important for the nurse to...