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HESI RN Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 52 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamDuring a routine prenatal visit, a client at 32-weeks gestation reports that urinary frequency has increased during the day as well as at night. The nurse determines the client is having irregular ute
The nurse is preparing to administer phytonadione to a newborn. Which statement made by the parents indicates understanding why the nurse is administering this medication?
A client whose labor is being augmented with an oxytocin infusion requests an epidural for pain control. Findings of the last vaginal exam, performed 1 hour ago, were 3 cm cervical dilation, 60% effac
One day after vaginal delivery of a full-term baby, a postpartum client’s white blood cell (WBC) count is 15,000/mm³ (15 x 10⁹/L). Which action should the nurse take first?
A client who is positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae vaginally delivered a newborn. Which medication should the nurse administer to the newborn?
A client in active labor receives a prescription for oxytocin 6 milliunits/minute intravenously (IV). The IV bag contains oxytocin 10 units in lactated Ringer’s 1,000 mL. How many mL/hour should the n
Hesi rn maternal newborn proctored examA client who is positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae vaginally delivered a newborn. Which medication should the nurse administer to the newborn?
A client at 9 weeks gestation tells the nurse that while she has cut down, she still has at least one alcoholic drink every evening before bedtime. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
A primigravida client who is at 33 weeks gestation presents to the labor and delivery unit troubled with a headache. The initial assessment findings include a blood pressure of 144/96 mm Hg, facial ed
A diabetic client delivers a full-term large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant who is jittery. Which action should the nurse take first?
Which physical assessment data should the nurse consider a normal finding for a primigravida client who is 12 hours postpartum?
Assessment findings of a 4-hour-old newborn include murmur, irregular respiratory rate at 64 breaths/min, heart rate of 150 beats/min with soft murmur, jitteriness, hypotonic, and weak cry. Based on t
When is the best time to administer a rubella vaccine to a client?
Abnormal FHR patterns can result in which condition?
Which action should the nurse take?
A nurse is assessing a client 15 minutes after the third stage of labor. The nurse notes that the client’s vaginal bleeding is heavy, with several large clots, and the uterine fundus is soft, 'boggy,'
The client has experienced an eclamptic seizure. Which of the following interventions by the nurse will help stabilize the client? (Select all that apply)
The nurse knows that hydralazine, while magnesium sulfate will help prevent seizures, will help decrease blood pressure thus?
The current vital signs for a primipara who delivered vaginally during the previous shift are: temperature 100.4° F (38° C), heart rate 58 beats/minute, respiratory rate 16 breaths/minute, and
The nurse reports the current assessment findings to the healthcare provider (HCP). Based on the assessment findings, the priority diagnosis suspected is preeclampsia. This diagnosis places the client
A client receiving a solution of magnesium sulfate suddenly develops right upper quadrant pain. After reviewing abnormal laboratory results, what action should the nurse implement? (Select all that ap
A primiparous client was induced at 41-weeks gestation with misoprostol and oxytocin. She gave birth vaginally 4 days ago, and her prenatal course and delivery were uncomplicated. She was discharged h
A primiparous client was induced at 41-weeks gestation with misoprostol and oxytocin. She gave birth vaginally 4 days ago, and her prenatal course and delivery were uncomplicated. She was discharged h
A nurse is caring for a 26-year-old female client in the labor and delivery unit. The client is gravida 2, para 1, term 1, living 1, and is admitted with cervical dilation of 4 cm, 70% effacement, and
A nurse is caring for a primiparous client in the postpartum unit. The client was induced at 41 weeks gestation with misoprostol and oxytocin and gave birth vaginally 4 days ago. She was discharged ho