Exam 7: Nursing Management of Pain During Labor and Birth

A woman in the transition phase of labor requests a narcotic analgesic medication for pain relief.The nurse explains that giving a narcotic analgesic medication at this stage of labor will:

A woman requests a pudendal block to manage her labor pain.The nurse realizes that the woman needs further explanation about the pudendal block when she says:

The nurse defines the least amount of sensation that one perceives as pain as:

The nurse points out the major advantages of nonpharmacological pain control methods.What are they? Select all that apply.

The nurse who is instructing a Lamaze class on abdominal breathing tells a patient that because her baseline respiratory rate is 22 breaths per minute,her rate while performing slow breathing should be no lower than:

To comfort a woman who is tensing her muscles with contractions,the nurse would guide the labor coach to:

A narcotic antagonist used to reverse narcotic-induced respiratory depression is:

The appropriate nursing action to take when a laboring woman hyperventilates is to:

The nurse coaches the primigravida not to bear down until the cervix is completely dilated because premature bearing down can cause:

A woman who is 6 cm dilated has the urge to push.The nurse would instruct the woman to __________ during the contraction.

The nurse who encourages the gate control theory of pain control would advise a woman in labor and her partner to use which nonpharmacological method of pain management?

Several hours into labor,a woman complains of dizziness,numbness,and tingling of her hands and mouth.The nurse recognizes these as symptoms of:

When the patient who received an epidural block asks why her blood pressure is taken so often,the nurse's best response would be to explain that the frequent blood pressure assessments:

The nurse clarified that the amount of pain a person is willing to endure is referred to as ______________ ______________.

A woman in labor has had an epidural block for pain relief.The nurse will be assessing carefully for the associated side effect of:

A sign to alert the nurse to the need of pain relief in an uncomplaining labor patient would be:

After the physician discussed general anesthesia with a woman in labor,the nurse determines that the woman understood the explanation when she says food and fluids are restricted for several hours prior to delivery to prevent:

Which position(s)and exercise(s)will the nurse teach as beneficial in combating discomfort in the later stages of pregnancy? Select all that apply.

A woman received a subarachnoid block before delivery.In order to prevent the associated side effect of this type of anesthesia,the nurse would include in the teaching plan that the patient should:

The massage technique that stimulates the large-diameter fibers in order to block impulses from the small-diameter fibers is ____________________.