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Maternal/Pediatric HESI Practice Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A postpartum patient reports heavy vaginal bleeding and dizziness. What is the nurse’s priority action?

• Encourage the patient to rest in bed

✔✔B. Assess vital signs and fundal firmness

• Document the report and continue routine care
• Administer pain medication

A newborn has a temperature of 95°F. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

• Bathe the newborn immediately

✔✔B. Place the newborn under a radiant warmer

• Feed the newborn formula
• Leave the newborn in the crib

A patient at 32 weeks gestation reports sudden, painless vaginal bleeding. What is the nurse’s priority action? 1 / 4

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• Check fetal heart rate at home
• Advise bed rest and monitor at home

✔✔C. Notify the provider immediately for assessment

• Encourage hydration and rest

A nurse is teaching a breastfeeding mother about proper latch techniques. Which statement indicates correct understanding?

• “The baby should suck only on the nipple tip”

✔✔B. “The baby should take both the nipple and part of the areola”

• “Latch is not important if the baby is feeding well”
• “Feedings should always be timed for 5 minutes”

A newborn’s APGAR score at 1 minute is 6. What is the appropriate nursing action?

• Document and leave the newborn in the crib

✔✔B. Provide stimulation and oxygen as needed

• Perform CPR immediately
• Bathe the newborn
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A pregnant patient at 28 weeks gestation reports severe right upper quadrant pain, headache, and blurred vision. What condition is suspected?

• Hyperemesis gravidarum

✔✔B. Preeclampsia

• Placenta previa
• Gestational diabetes

A nurse is caring for a 2-year-old with gastroenteritis. Which intervention is most important?

• Encourage solid foods immediately

✔✔B. Monitor hydration status and administer oral rehydration solution

• Restrict fluids to prevent vomiting
• Limit parental presence

A postpartum patient has a boggy fundus and large clots. What is the priority nursing action?

• Assess the perineum only
• Give pain medication

✔✔C. Massage the fundus and monitor vital signs

• Encourage ambulation 3 / 4

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A newborn is noted to have nasal flaring, grunting, and intercostal retractions. What is the nurse’s priority action?

• Continue routine observation

✔✔B. Notify provider and prepare for oxygen support

• Encourage swaddling
• Document and reassess in 2 hours

A mother is concerned about her infant not producing tears at 2 weeks. What is the best nursing response?

• Suggest artificial tears immediately

✔✔B. Explain that tear production may not start until 2–3 months of age

• Recommend ophthalmology referral immediately
• Advise the mother to use eye drops

A child is receiving IV antibiotics and develops a rash. What is the nurse’s priority action?

• Continue the infusion and monitor

✔✔B. Stop the infusion and notify the provider

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