Tanya, a 30-year-old woman, is being prepared for an elective ...

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Tanya, a 30-year-old woman, is being prepared for an elective cesarean birth. The perinatal nurse assists the anesthesiologist with the spinal block and then positions Tanya in a supine position.
 
  Tanya's blood pressure drops to 90/52, and there is a decrease in the fetal heart rate to 110 bpm. The perinatal nurse's best response is to:
  A) Place a wedge under Tanya's left hip.
  B) Discontinue Laura's intravenous administration.
  C) Have naloxone (Narcan) ready for administration.
  D) Have epinephrine ready for administration.

Question 2

The perinatal nurse listens as Chantal describes her labor and emergency cesarean birth. Providing an opportunity to review this experience may assist Chantal in:
 
  A) Her role development in the letting go stage
  B) Decreasing her ambivalence about her labor and birth
  C) Understanding her guilt involved in her labor and birth
  D) Developing more positive feelings about her labor and birth

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Answer to Question 1

A
Place a wedge under Tanya's left hip.

Answer to Question 2

D
Developing more positive feelings about her labor and birth