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, A nurse instructs a womans labor coach to comfort her Sacral pressure
by firmly pressing on her lower back. This technique is
called:
The massage technique that stimulates the large- Effleurage
diameter fibers in order to block impulses from the small-
diameter fibers is
A woman in the transition phase of labor requests a Results in respiratory depression to the newborn
narcotic analgesic medication for pain relief. The nurse
explains that giving a narcotic analgesic medication at
this stage of labor will:
A woman who is 6 cm dilated has the urge to push. The Blow in short breaths during the contraction
nurse would instruct the woman to:
The nurse who encourages the gate control theory of massage
pain control would advise a woman in labor and her
partner to use which nonpharmacological method of
pain management?
The nurse discussing nonpharmacological forms of pain Skin stimulation
relief will focus on methods of:
Select all that apply.
Diversion and distraction
Breathing techniques
1. The nurse reviews for the childbirth preparation class Maternal diabetes
the rationales for labor induction, which are:
Placental insufficiency
A woman 2 weeks past her expected delivery date who is Stop the oxytocin infusion.
receiving an oxytocin infusion to induce labor begins to
have contractions every 90 seconds. The nurse's initial
action should be to:
While caring for a laboring woman, the nurse notices a Reposition the woman on her side.
pattern of variable decelerations in fetal heart rate with
uterine contractions. The nurses initial action is: