Exam 7: Nursing Management of Pain During Labor and Birth

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

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:

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

Chemical substances produced in the body that act as natural pain relievers are:

What breathing technique(s) would the nurse teach the prenatal patient to help her focus during labor in order to reduce pain? Select all that apply.

The nurse explains that the Dick-Read method of childbirth preparation is based on:

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

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

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

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?

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:

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

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

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.

While teaching the childbirth preparation class, the nurse explains that the patient's expression of labor pain:

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

How does the pain of childbirth differ from other types of pain? Select all that apply.

The initial nursing action immediately after the anesthesiologist administers epidural block for a laboring woman is to assess:

The nurse reminds the expectant parent that which typical types of classes are available to help prepare for parenthood? Select all that apply.