2025/2026 HESI MATERNITY OB EXAM WITH 160 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS AND SOME ELABORATIONS GRADED A+

14-weeks gestation, a client arrives at the Emergency Center complaining of a dull pain in the right lower
quadrant of her abdomen. The nurse obtains a blood sample and initiates an IV. Thirty minutes after
admission, the client reports feeling a sharp abdominal pain and a shoulder pain. Assessment findings
include diaphoresis, a heart rate of 120 beats/minute, and a blood pressure of 86/48. Which action
should the nurse implement next?
 a. Check the hematocrit results.
 b. Administer pain medication.
 c. Increase the rate of IV fluids.
 d. Monitor client for contractions. ✔- c. increase the rate of IV fluids
A woman who thinks she could be pregnant calls her neighbor, a nurse, to ask wen she could use a home
pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy. Which response is best?
a. a home pregnancy test can be used right after your first missed period
b. these tests are most accurate after you have missed your second period
c. home pregnancy tests often give false positives and should not be trusted
d. the test can provide accurate information when used right after ovulation ✔- a. a home pregnancy
test can be used right after your first missed period
A newborn, whose mother is HIV positive, is scheduled for follow-up assessments. The nurse knows that
the most likely presenting symptom for a pediatric client with AIDS is:
a. shortness of breath
b. joint pain
c. a persistent cold
d. organmegaly ✔- c. a persistent cold