Exam 18: Pain Management for Childbirth

The nerve block used in labor that provides anesthesia to the lower vagina and perineum is called a(n)

The best time to teach nonpharmacologic pain control methods to an unprepared laboring woman is during which phase?

A nurse admits a woman to the labor and delivery unit who has a history of IV drug abuse.In planning care for this patient,the nurse explains to the student that which pain control plan is contraindicated for this woman?

Excessive anxiety in labor heightens the woman's sensitivity to pain by increasing

When providing labor support,the nurse knows that which fetal position might cause the laboring woman more back discomfort?

One of the greatest risks to the mother during administration of general anesthesia is

Which woman will most likely have increased anxiety and tension during her labor?

A woman received 50 mcg of fentanyl intravenously 1 hour before delivery.What drug should the nurse have readily available?

Which statement is true about the physiologic effects of pain in labor?

A laboring woman has been given an injection of epidural anesthesia.Which assessment by the nurse takes priority?

A woman received an epidural anesthetic and now her blood pressure is 88/64 mm Hg.What action by the nurse takes priority?

The nurse is caring for a laboring patient who develops a fever after she has had her epidural initiated.What actions by the nurse are appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

A woman is experiencing most of her labor pain in her back.What action by the nurse is best?

Which technique could the support person use when the laboring woman appears to be losing control?

The student nurse is working with a laboring woman.What action by the student requires the registered nurse to intervene?

The priority nursing intervention for the patient who has received an epidural narcotic is

A woman had an epidural place an hour ago and is now complaining of severe itching.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The method of anesthesia in labor considered the safest for the fetus is the

The laboring woman who imagines her body opening to let the baby out is using a mental technique called

While developing an intrapartum care plan for the patient in early labor,it is important that the nurse recognize that psychosocial factors may influence a woman's experience of pain.These include (Select all that apply.)