Exam 16: Management of Discomfort

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

Which statement correctly describes the effects of various pain factors?

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

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

A woman has requested an epidural for her pain. She is 5 cm dilated and 100% effaced. The baby is in a vertex position and is engaged. The nurse increases the woman's intravenous fluid for a preprocedural bolus. She reviews her laboratory values and notes that the woman's hemoglobin is 12 g/dl,hematocrit is 38%,platelets are 67,000,and white blood cells (WBCs) are 12,000/mm³. Which factor would contraindicate an epidural for the woman?

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

A laboring woman received meperidine (Demerol) intravenously 90 minutes before she gave birth. Which medication should be available to reduce the postnatal effects of Demerol on the neonate?

After change-of-shift report the nurse assumes care of a multiparous client 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: