Exam 14: Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring Woman

With regard to a pregnant woman's anxiety and pain experience,nurses should be aware that:

The nurse should be aware that an effective plan to achieve adequate pain relief without maternal risk is most effective if:

Nurses with an understanding of cultural differences regarding likely reactions to pain may be better able to help patients.Nurses should know that _____ women may be stoic until late in labor,when they may become vocal and request pain relief.

MATCHING Many women seek alternative or complementary pain relief during labor to delay or avoid pharmacologic or invasive therapies. Evidence regarding the use of these modalities has been sparse, and so they remain underutilized. Published reviews of the best-known therapies identified the benefits of each modality for the woman in labor. Please match the alternative modality with the correct research finding. -Less pain and anxiety during the first stage of labor.

A woman in the active phase of the first stage of labor is using a shallow pattern of breathing,which is about twice the normal adult breathing rate.She starts to complain about feeling light-headed and dizzy and states that her fingers are tingling.The nurse should:

The role of the nurse with regard to informed consent is to:

A woman is experiencing back labor and complains of intense pain in her lower back.An effective relief measure would be to use:

If an opioid antagonist is administered to a laboring woman,she should be told that:

Maternal hypotension is a potential side effect of regional anesthesia and analgesia.What nursing interventions could you use to raise the patient's blood pressure? (Select all that apply.)

Nurses should be aware of the differences experience can make in labor pain such as:

MATCHING Many women seek alternative or complementary pain relief during labor to delay or avoid pharmacologic or invasive therapies. Evidence regarding the use of these modalities has been sparse, and so they remain underutilized. Published reviews of the best-known therapies identified the benefits of each modality for the woman in labor. Please match the alternative modality with the correct research finding. -No difference when compared with placebo.

To help patients manage discomfort and pain during labor,nurses should be aware that:

The obstetric nurse is preparing the patient for an emergency cesarean birth,with no time to administer spinal anesthesia.The nurse is aware and prepared for the greatest risk of administering general anesthesia to the patient.This risk is:

A woman in labor has just received an epidural block.The most important nursing intervention is to:

It is important for the nurse to develop a realistic birth plan with the pregnant woman in her care.The nurse can explain that a major advantage of nonpharmacologic pain management is:

After change-of-shift report the nurse assumes care of a multiparous patient in labor.The woman is complaining of pain that radiates to her abdominal wall,lower back,and buttocks and down her thighs.Before implementing a plan of care,the nurse should understand that this type of pain is:

In the current practice of childbirth preparation,emphasis is placed on:

With regard to spinal and epidural (block)anesthesia,nurses should know that:

With regard to nerve block analgesia and anesthesia,nurses should be aware that:

Which statement correctly describes the effects of various pain factors?