Exam 7: Nursing Management of Pain During Labor and Birth

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

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

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

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 encourages the women in the childbirth preparation class to practice various positions and exercises that will be beneficial in combating discomfort in the later stages of pregnancy. Those exercises are: Select all that apply.

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

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

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?

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

The initial nursing action immediately after an epidural block is initiated for a laboring woman would be to:

An 18-year-old primigravida is 4 cm dilated and her contractions are 5 minutes apart. She received little prenatal care. She had no childbirth preparation. She is crying loudly and shouting, "Please give me something for the pain. I can't take the pain." What is the priority nursing diagnosis?

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:

The nurse discussing nonpharmacological forms of pain relief will focus on methods of: Select all that apply.

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 nurse instructs a woman's labor coach to comfort her by firmly pressing on her lower back. This technique is called:

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

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 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:

While teaching the child birth preparation class, the nurse explains to the class that labor pains: