1. Which. . / is. . / the. . / definitive. . / sign. . / indicating. . / that. . / labor. . / has. . / begun?
A. Lightening
B. Rupture. . / of. . / membranes
C. Passage. . / of. . / the. . / mucous. . / plug. . / (operculum)
D. Progressive../ uterine../ contractions../ with../ cervical../ change:../ D.
2. Which. . / is. . / one. . / of. . / the. . / 5. . / Ps. . / of. . / labor?. . / Select. . / all. . / that. . / apply.
A. Passenger
B. Placenta
C. Passageway
D. Psychological. . / response
E. Powers
F. Position:../A.,../C.,../D.,../E.,../and../F.
3. The../health../care../provider../recommends../the../patient../use../nitrous../oxide../during../l
abor../to../help../with../analgesia.../The../patient../asks../the../nurse../about../the../drug.../Whic
h../does../the../nurse../explain../to../the../patient../about../nitrous../oxide?
A. "It../is../administered../intravenously."
B. "It. . / is. . / given. . / continuously. . / in. . / oral. . / doses. . / every. . / 12. . / hours."
C. "It../is../given../as../a../gas../that../you../can../self-administer."
D. "It../is../used../to../completely../relieve../pain../associated../with../labor.":../C.
4. The../nurse../is../teaching../pain../relief../techniques../to../a../group../of../expectant../patient
s.. . / What. . / will. . / the. . / nurse. . / teach. . / the. . / patients. . / about. . / the. . / gate-
control. . / theory. . / of. . / pain?
A. Distractions. . / block. . / the. . / nerve. . / pathways.
B. Neuromuscular. . / activity. . / can. . / increase. . / pain.
C. All. . / sensations. . / travel. . / together. . / to. . / the. . / brain.
D. Motor../ activity../ during../ labor../ intensifies../ pain.:../ A.
5. Which. . / will. . / the. . / nurse. . / teach. . / the. . / patient. . / about. . / the. . / benefits. . / of. . / co
mbining../relaxation../with../walking,../slow../dancing,../or../rocking?
, A. This. . / method. . / may. . / help. . / distract. . / and. . / divert. . / from. . / pain.
A. Lightening
B. Rupture. . / of. . / membranes
C. Passage. . / of. . / the. . / mucous. . / plug. . / (operculum)
D. Progressive../ uterine../ contractions../ with../ cervical../ change:../ D.
2. Which. . / is. . / one. . / of. . / the. . / 5. . / Ps. . / of. . / labor?. . / Select. . / all. . / that. . / apply.
A. Passenger
B. Placenta
C. Passageway
D. Psychological. . / response
E. Powers
F. Position:../A.,../C.,../D.,../E.,../and../F.
3. The../health../care../provider../recommends../the../patient../use../nitrous../oxide../during../l
abor../to../help../with../analgesia.../The../patient../asks../the../nurse../about../the../drug.../Whic
h../does../the../nurse../explain../to../the../patient../about../nitrous../oxide?
A. "It../is../administered../intravenously."
B. "It. . / is. . / given. . / continuously. . / in. . / oral. . / doses. . / every. . / 12. . / hours."
C. "It../is../given../as../a../gas../that../you../can../self-administer."
D. "It../is../used../to../completely../relieve../pain../associated../with../labor.":../C.
4. The../nurse../is../teaching../pain../relief../techniques../to../a../group../of../expectant../patient
s.. . / What. . / will. . / the. . / nurse. . / teach. . / the. . / patients. . / about. . / the. . / gate-
control. . / theory. . / of. . / pain?
A. Distractions. . / block. . / the. . / nerve. . / pathways.
B. Neuromuscular. . / activity. . / can. . / increase. . / pain.
C. All. . / sensations. . / travel. . / together. . / to. . / the. . / brain.
D. Motor../ activity../ during../ labor../ intensifies../ pain.:../ A.
5. Which. . / will. . / the. . / nurse. . / teach. . / the. . / patient. . / about. . / the. . / benefits. . / of. . / co
mbining../relaxation../with../walking,../slow../dancing,../or../rocking?
, A. This. . / method. . / may. . / help. . / distract. . / and. . / divert. . / from. . / pain.
