MCN EXAM 2 2026 LABOR AND DELIVERY
EMERGENCIES FETAL DISTRESS AND
INTRAPARTUM INTERVENTIONS REVIEW
PACKAGE
◉ What will be the nurse's priority assessment immediately
following an amniotomy?
Answer: Assessing the fetal heart rate for one full minute. Nurse
should also note the color and odor of amniotic fluid (Pg. 137)
◉ What chemical substance(s) produced in the body acts as a
natural pain reliever?
Answer: Endorphins (Pg. 160)
◉ A nurse instructs a woman's labor coach to comfort her by firmly
pressing on her lower back. What is this technique?
Answer: Sacral Pressure (Pg. 162)
◉ A woman who is 6 cm dilated has the urge to push. What will the
nurse instruct the woman to do during the contraction?
Answer: Instruct the mother to blow in short breaths to avoid
bearing down. (Pg. 163)
, ◉ Several hours into labor, a woman complains of dizziness,
numbness, and tingling of her hands and mouth. What does the
nurse recognize these symptoms signify?
Answer: Hyperventilation (Pg. 163)
◉ What is the most appropriate nursing action to take when a
laboring woman hyperventilates?
Answer: Instruct the mother to breathe slowly, breathe into cupped
hands, place a moist washcloth over mouth and nose, hold breath a
few seconds before exhaling. (Box 7-2 Pg. 164)
◉ What should the nurse explain to the patient regarding giving a
narcotic analgesic medication in the transition phase of labor?
Answer: • The infant may suffer respiratory depression if drug
reaches peak at the time of birth. (Pg. 165)
• (or labor could be slowed)
◉ Why are food and fluids restricted for several hours prior to
cesarean delivery?
Answer: To prevent vomiting and aspiration
◉ What assessment should be taken immediately after the
anesthesiologist administers an epidural block to a laboring woman?
EMERGENCIES FETAL DISTRESS AND
INTRAPARTUM INTERVENTIONS REVIEW
PACKAGE
◉ What will be the nurse's priority assessment immediately
following an amniotomy?
Answer: Assessing the fetal heart rate for one full minute. Nurse
should also note the color and odor of amniotic fluid (Pg. 137)
◉ What chemical substance(s) produced in the body acts as a
natural pain reliever?
Answer: Endorphins (Pg. 160)
◉ A nurse instructs a woman's labor coach to comfort her by firmly
pressing on her lower back. What is this technique?
Answer: Sacral Pressure (Pg. 162)
◉ A woman who is 6 cm dilated has the urge to push. What will the
nurse instruct the woman to do during the contraction?
Answer: Instruct the mother to blow in short breaths to avoid
bearing down. (Pg. 163)
, ◉ Several hours into labor, a woman complains of dizziness,
numbness, and tingling of her hands and mouth. What does the
nurse recognize these symptoms signify?
Answer: Hyperventilation (Pg. 163)
◉ What is the most appropriate nursing action to take when a
laboring woman hyperventilates?
Answer: Instruct the mother to breathe slowly, breathe into cupped
hands, place a moist washcloth over mouth and nose, hold breath a
few seconds before exhaling. (Box 7-2 Pg. 164)
◉ What should the nurse explain to the patient regarding giving a
narcotic analgesic medication in the transition phase of labor?
Answer: • The infant may suffer respiratory depression if drug
reaches peak at the time of birth. (Pg. 165)
• (or labor could be slowed)
◉ Why are food and fluids restricted for several hours prior to
cesarean delivery?
Answer: To prevent vomiting and aspiration
◉ What assessment should be taken immediately after the
anesthesiologist administers an epidural block to a laboring woman?
