OBPeds HESI Practice Questions and

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

A newborn has a temperature of 36.0°C immediately after birth. What is the priority nursing intervention?

• Place the newborn under a cold light

✔✔B. Provide skin-to-skin contact and warm blankets

• Delay feeding for 1 hour
• Monitor only

A 2-day-old newborn is feeding poorly and appears lethargic. What should the nurse assess first?

• Heart rate
• Temperature

✔✔C. Blood glucose level

• Weight

A pregnant client at 30 weeks gestation reports sudden swelling of the face and hands. What is the priority assessment? 1 / 4

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• Encourage hydration

✔✔B. Check blood pressure and assess for preeclampsia

• Measure fundal height
• Monitor fetal movement

A postpartum client reports fever, chills, and foul-smelling lochia on day 4. What is the priority nursing action?

• Encourage ambulation
• Apply a perineal pad

✔✔C. Assess for postpartum infection and notify provider

• Document findings only

A newborn has jaundice on day 3 with a bilirubin of 16 mg/dL. What is the best nursing intervention?

• Delay feeding

✔✔B. Encourage frequent breastfeeding and monitor bilirubin

• Provide only water
• Prepare for immediate phototherapy 2 / 4

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A 28-week gestation client presents with vaginal bleeding but no pain. What condition is most likely?

• Placental abruption

✔✔B. Placenta previa

• Preterm labor
• Miscarriage

A 1-day-old newborn is observed with nasal flaring, grunting, and chest retractions. What is the priority nursing action?

• Document the findings
• Provide oral glucose

✔✔C. Administer oxygen and notify provider

• Encourage swaddling

A postpartum client reports severe perineal pain and swelling at the episiotomy site. What is the priority nursing intervention?

• Apply warm compress only

✔✔B. Apply cold compress and assess for hematoma 3 / 4

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• Encourage ambulation immediately
• Document only

A newborn has a heart rate of 80 bpm and weak cry at birth. What is the initial intervention?

• Swaddle and observe

✔✔B. Provide stimulation and supplemental oxygen

• Administer vitamin K
• Place under phototherapy

A client at 36 weeks gestation reports sudden abdominal pain, no fetal movement, and vaginal spotting. What is the priority nursing action?

• Monitor vital signs

✔✔B. Assess fetal heart rate and prepare for emergency intervention

• Encourage hydration
• Provide analgesics

A 2-day-old newborn presents with persistent vomiting and diarrhea. What is the priority nursing assessment?

• Weight only
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