POEP MODULE 3 EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
How long to allow pushing for nulliparous - Answer- Min 3hr, up to 4. As long as
progressing
How long to allow pushing for multiparous - Answer- Minimum 2hr, up to 3 (we do 4
though?) as long as progressing
What to encourage during pushing - Answer- Don't hold breath
dont push legs back on abdomen
dont push prior to complete dilation
push for 6-8 seconds x3-4 times
Third stage of labor - Answer- Begins at birth of fetus and ends with delivery of
placenta.
When to anticipate delivery of placenta - Answer- 6-30 mins after delivery
How prevent PPH - Answer- Oxytocin, massage fundus, gentle umbilical cord traction
How long should you give oxytocin after delivery - Answer- Minimum 4hr.
4th stage of labor - Answer- Begins after delivery of placenta, ends 2hr ish after /until
stable.
Opioids in labor - Answer- Morphine (dose dependent respiratory depression)
Synthetic opioids in labor - Answer- Fentanyl and remifentanil (shorter DUA, less N/V,
crosses placenta fast but metabolized fast as well)
Opioid agonist antagonists in labor - Answer- Butorphanol (stadol) and nalbuphine
(Nubain) - less resp. Depression than morphine
How long should you try to give pain meds prior to delivery - Answer- 1-4 hr to prevent
respiratory depression
Morphine onset and duration - Answer- IM:
Onset - 30 mins
duration- 1-4 hr
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
How long to allow pushing for nulliparous - Answer- Min 3hr, up to 4. As long as
progressing
How long to allow pushing for multiparous - Answer- Minimum 2hr, up to 3 (we do 4
though?) as long as progressing
What to encourage during pushing - Answer- Don't hold breath
dont push legs back on abdomen
dont push prior to complete dilation
push for 6-8 seconds x3-4 times
Third stage of labor - Answer- Begins at birth of fetus and ends with delivery of
placenta.
When to anticipate delivery of placenta - Answer- 6-30 mins after delivery
How prevent PPH - Answer- Oxytocin, massage fundus, gentle umbilical cord traction
How long should you give oxytocin after delivery - Answer- Minimum 4hr.
4th stage of labor - Answer- Begins after delivery of placenta, ends 2hr ish after /until
stable.
Opioids in labor - Answer- Morphine (dose dependent respiratory depression)
Synthetic opioids in labor - Answer- Fentanyl and remifentanil (shorter DUA, less N/V,
crosses placenta fast but metabolized fast as well)
Opioid agonist antagonists in labor - Answer- Butorphanol (stadol) and nalbuphine
(Nubain) - less resp. Depression than morphine
How long should you try to give pain meds prior to delivery - Answer- 1-4 hr to prevent
respiratory depression
Morphine onset and duration - Answer- IM:
Onset - 30 mins
duration- 1-4 hr