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Maternity HESI Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the first nursing action when a newborn has a temperature of 35.8°C (96.4°F)?✔✔Place the newborn under a radiant warmer.
What is the best position to place a laboring woman experiencing umbilical cord prolapse?✔✔Knee-chest or Trendelenburg position.
A postpartum mother complains of intense perineal pain unrelieved by analgesics. What should the nurse suspect?✔✔Vulvar hematoma.
Which assessment finding indicates effective breastfeeding in a newborn?✔✔Audible swallowing while nursing.
A client at 36 weeks gestation reports severe headache, blurred vision, and epigastric pain. What complication is suspected? 1 / 4
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✔✔Preeclampsia with severe features.
What is the primary nursing intervention when a newborn is born with meconium-stained amniotic fluid and poor respiratory effort?✔✔Prepare for immediate suctioning and possible resuscitation.
Which uterine assessment indicates effective postpartum recovery?✔✔Firm fundus at or below the umbilicus.
A nurse notes a sudden gush of vaginal blood and a boggy uterus in a postpartum client. What is the priority action?✔✔Perform uterine massage.
A client in labor suddenly reports sharp chest pain and shortness of breath. What is the likely complication?✔✔Amniotic fluid embolism.
Which finding in a newborn requires immediate intervention? 2 / 4
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✔✔Grunting respirations with nasal flaring.
What is the most reliable sign of true labor?✔✔Cervical dilation and effacement.
A mother with mastitis asks if she should stop breastfeeding. What is the correct response?✔✔Continue breastfeeding unless an abscess develops.
Which nursing action prevents postpartum hemorrhage after delivery of the placenta?✔✔Administer oxytocin as prescribed.
What should the nurse do first if a newborn has hypoglycemia (blood glucose <40 mg/dL)?✔✔Encourage immediate breastfeeding or formula feeding.
Which assessment finding suggests postpartum infection?✔✔Foul-smelling lochia.
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A mother expresses concern about her baby’s head being elongated. What is the correct explanation?✔✔This is molding from birth and will resolve in a few days.
What should the nurse teach a pregnant client about iron supplements?✔✔Take with vitamin C to enhance absorption.
Which action helps relieve afterpains in a breastfeeding mother?✔✔Applying warmth to the abdomen.
What is the best nursing action when late decelerations appear on fetal monitoring?✔✔Turn the mother to her left side and administer oxygen.
Which intervention is most effective in reducing the risk of SIDS?✔✔Place the infant on their back to sleep.
A client in the second stage of labor is bearing down but progress is slow. What should the nurse encourage?
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