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HESI Maternity OB Exam Version 1 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A laboring client reports severe back pain during contractions. Which position provides the most relief?
- Supine with legs elevated
- High Fowler’s position
- Side-lying with knees flexed
✔✔B. Hands-and-knees position
A nurse notes a postpartum client saturates one pad in 15 minutes. What is the priority action?
- Document the finding and recheck in 1 hour
- Encourage the client to ambulate
- Apply warm compresses to the abdomen
✔✔B. Massage the uterine fundus firmly
A pregnant woman in her second trimester reports dizziness when lying flat. What is the cause?
- Excess amniotic fluid 1 / 3
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- Fetal head pressing on bladder
- Maternal dehydration
✔✔C. Supine hypotensive syndrome
A nurse prepares to administer Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM). Which client is eligible?
- Rh-positive mother with an Rh-negative infant
- Rh-positive mother with an Rh-positive infant
- Rh-negative mother with an Rh-negative infant
✔✔B. Rh-negative mother with an Rh-positive infant
During labor, a variable deceleration is observed on the fetal monitor. What is the first action?
- Prepare for immediate delivery
- Start oxytocin infusion
- Administer IV analgesics
✔✔B. Reposition the client to relieve cord compression
A nurse provides newborn teaching to parents. Which statement indicates understanding?
- “We should bathe our baby daily with soap.” 2 / 3
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✔✔B. “We should place the baby on their back to sleep.”
- “We should always prop the bottle during feeding.”
- “We should give water between formula feedings.”
A client in active labor suddenly complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. What is suspected?
- Preeclampsia
- Placenta previa
- Uterine rupture
✔✔C. Amniotic fluid embolism
A nurse prepares to administer magnesium sulfate to a client with preeclampsia. What is the priority assessment?
- Bowel sounds
- Skin turgor
- Pupillary reaction
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✔✔B. Respiratory rate