Exam 7: Nursing Management of Pain During Labor and Birth

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

When a pregnant woman arrives at the labor suite, she tells the nurse that she wants to have an epidural for delivery. The nurse is aware that the factor that would be a contraindication to an epidural block is:

The nurse points out that the major advantages of nonpharmacological pain control methods are that they do not: 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, her rate while performing slow breathing should be no lower than:

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