The client is undergoing an emergency cesarean birth for fetal ...

[mspears3]

The client is undergoing an emergency cesarean birth for fetal bradycardia. The partner of the client has not been allowed to be present in the operating room.
 
  What can the nurse do to alleviate the partner's emotional distress? (Select all that apply.) A. Allow the partner to wheel the baby's crib to the newborn nursery.
   B. Take digital pictures of the newborn and show them to the partner.
   C. Have the partner wait in the client's postpartum room.
   D. Encourage the partner to be in the nursery for the initial assessment.
   E. Teach the partner how to take the client's blood pressure.

Question 2

The laboring client participated in childbirth preparation classes that strongly discouraged the use of medications and intervention during labor. The client has been pushing for two hours, and is exhausted.
 
  The provider requests that a vacuum extractor be used to facilitate the birth. The client first states that she wants the birth to be normal, then allows the vacuum extraction. Following this, what should the nurse assess the client for after the birth? A. Elation, euphoria, and talkativeness
   B. A sense of failure and self-disappointment
   C. Questions about whether or not to circumcise
   D. Uncertainty surrounding the baby's name

[mmpiza]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B