NUR211 OB HESI Practice Questions

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NUR211 OB HESI Practice Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A laboring client requests pain relief during the active phase of labor. Which intervention is most appropriate?

• Administer a sedative

✔✔B. Provide an epidural anesthesia per order

• Encourage the client to walk
• Delay intervention until full dilation

A pregnant woman in her third trimester reports severe headache and visual changes. What condition should the nurse suspect?

• Hyperemesis gravidarum

✔✔B. Preeclampsia

• Placenta previa
• Braxton Hicks contractions

A nurse is teaching a postpartum client about perineal care. Which instruction is correct? 1 / 3

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• Use soap directly on perineum after each void

✔✔B. Use warm water in a peri-bottle after urination

• Avoid changing pads frequently
• Apply talcum powder to reduce moisture

A client at 39 weeks has contractions every 2 minutes, lasting 90 seconds, with fetal bradycardia.What should the nurse do first?

• Document and continue monitoring
• Encourage ambulation

✔✔C. Reposition the mother to side-lying and administer oxygen

• Prepare for induction

A postpartum woman with a C-section has redness and drainage at the incision site. What is the priority action?

• Teach splinting with a pillow
• Administer stool softeners

✔✔C. Notify the healthcare provider

• Encourage ambulation 2 / 3

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A newborn is noted to have nasal flaring, grunting, and retractions. What is the best intervention?

• Delay feeding

✔✔B. Initiate oxygen support and notify provider

• Swaddle tightly
• Encourage breastfeeding

A woman at 28 weeks reports painless vaginal bleeding. What condition is most likely?

• Placental abruption

✔✔B. Placenta previa

• Ectopic pregnancy
• Gestational diabetes

A nurse is assessing a client after delivery and notes a boggy uterus. What is the priority action?

• Notify the provider immediately

✔✔B. Perform fundal massage

• Increase IV fluids
• Apply abdominal binder
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