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2026 HESI OB MATERNITY ONLINE PRACTICE
EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION (JUST RELEASED).
- Client teaching is an important part of the maternity nurse's role. Which factor has
- The client's readiness to learn
- The client's educational background
- The order in which the information is presented
- The extent to which the pregnancy was planned
the greatest influence on successful teaching of the gravid client?
Correct Answer: A. The client's readiness to learn
- A full term infant is transferred to the nursery from labor and delivery. Which
- Length of labor and method of delivery
- Infant's condition at birth and treatment received
- Feeding method chosen by the parents
- History of drugs given to the mother during labor
information is most important for the nurse to receive when planning immediate care for the newborn?
Correct Answer: B. Infant's condition at birth and treatment received
- After each feeding, a 3-day-old newborn is spitting up large amounts of Enfamil
Newborn Formula, a nonfat cow's milk formula. The pediatric healthcare provider changes the neonate's formula to Similac Soy Isomil formula, a soy protein isolate based infant formula. What information should the nurse provide to the mother about the newly prescribed formula?
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- The new formula is a coconut milk formula used with babies with impaired fat
- Enfamil Formula is a demineralized whey formula that is needed with diarrhea
- The new formula is a casein protein source that is low in phenylalanine
- Similac Soy Isomil Formula is a soy-based formula that contains sucrose
- The nurse is assessing a 3-day old infant with a cephalohematoma in the newborn
- Yellowish tinge to the skin
- Babinski reflex present bilaterally
- Pink papular rash on the face
- Moro reflex noted after a loud noise
absorption
Correct Answer: D. Similac Soy Isomil Formula is a soy-based formula that contains sucrose
nursery. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?
Correct Answer: A. Yellowish tinge to the skin
- Twenty-four hours after admission to the newborn nursery, a full-term 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
cross the suture line is a newborn variation known as:
- A cephalhematoma, caused by forceps trauma and may last up to 8 weeks
- A subarachnoid hematoma, which requires immediate drainage to prevent further
- Molding, caused by pressure during labor and will disappear within 2 to 3 days
- A subdural hematoma which can result in lifelong damage
- weeks
- A 42-week gestational client is receiving an intravenous infusion of oxytocin
complications
Correct Answer: A. A cephalhematoma, caused by forceps trauma and may last up to
(Pitocin) to augment early labor. The nurse should discontinue the oxytocin infusion for which pattern of contractions?
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- Transition labor with contractions every 2 minutes, lasting 90 seconds each
- Early labor with contractions every 5 minutes, lasting 40 seconds each
- Active labor with contractions every 31 minutes, lasting 60 seconds each
- Active labor with contractions every 3 to 3 minutes, lasting 70 to 80 seconds each
- A client is admitted with the diagnosis of total placenta previa. Which finding is
- Heart rate of 100 beats/minute
- Variable fetal heart rate
- Onset of uterine contractions
- Burning on urination
Correct Answer: A. Transition labor with contractions every 2 minutes, lasting 90 seconds each
most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider immediately?
Correct Answer: C. Onset of uterine contractions
- The nurse is teaching breastfeeding to prospective parents in a childbirth education
- Begin as soon as your baby is born to establish a four-hour feeding schedule
- Resting helps with milk production. Ask that your baby be fed at night in the nursery
- Feed your baby every 2 to 3 hours or on demand, whichever comes first
- Do not allow your baby to nurse any longer than the prescribed number of minutes
- A newborn infant is brought to the nursery from the birthing suite. The nurse notices
- Notify the pediatrician immediately
- Suction the infant's nares, then the oral cavity
- Check the infant's oxygen saturation rate
- Position the infant on the right side
class. Which instruction should the nurse include as content in the class?
Correct Answer: C. Feed your baby every 2 to 3 hours or on demand, whichever comes first
that the infant is breathing satisfactorily but appears dusky. What action should the nurse take first?
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Correct Answer: C. Check the infant's oxygen saturation rate
- Twenty minutes after a continuous epidural anesthetic is administered, a laboring
- Notify the healthcare provider or anesthesiologist immediately
- Continue to assess the blood pressure q5 minutes
- Place the woman in a lateral position
- Turn off the continuous epidural
client's blood pressure drops from 120/80 to 90/60. What action will the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C. Place the woman in a lateral position
- A woman with Type 2 diabetes mellitus becomes pregnant, and her oral
- Describe diet changes that can improve the management of her diabetes
- Inform the client that oral hypoglycemic agents are teratogenic during pregnancy
- Demonstrate self-administration of insulin
- Evaluate the client's ability to do glucose monitoring
hypoglycemic agents are discontinued. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
Correct Answer: A. Describe diet changes that can improve the management of her
diabetes
- A healthcare provider informs the charge nurse of a labor and delivery unit that a
- Dark, red vaginal bleeding
- Lower back pain
- Premature rupture of membranes
- Increased uterine irritability
- Bilateral pitting edema
- A rigid abdomen
client is coming to the unit with suspected abruptio placentae. What findings should the charge nurse expect the client to demonstrate? (Select all that apply)
Correct Answer: A. Dark, red vaginal bleeding; D. Increased uterine irritability; F. A rigid abdomen
