You are the nurse teaching a primigravida client about pain relief during labor. Effective pain relief during the transition phase of the first stage of labor might include which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) effleurage B) coached pushing C) pudendal block D) patterned pace breathing E) epidural block
Question 2
The nurse working in an obstetrician's office is assisting with performing an ultrasound on a pregnant adolescent. The father of the baby accompanied the mother to the appointment. A priority action for the nurse would be to:
A) have the father wait in the waiting room, to protect the mother's privacy. B) let the father sit quietly by the mother as the ultrasound is performed. C) point out individual features of the fetus on the ultrasound for the mother and father. D) have the father sit in the waiting room after the ultrasound is completed while the doctor talks with the mother.
Conduction of pain impulses.
Patient teaching: ear assessment
Patient Teaching Methods Cont.
The use of antispasmodics, which block release of Ach or calcium, can result in reduced pain as well ...
Removing the sheet from underneath the client.
Proprioreceptive reflex to a pain stimulus