A nurse conducts a class on relaxation exercises. Which couple ...

[Yolanda]

A nurse conducts a class on relaxation exercises. Which couple are demonstrating the appropriate technique for touch relaxation?
 
  1. The expectant mother relaxes her muscles in response to her partner's touch.
  2. The expectant mother relaxes one muscle group at a time as her partner observes.
  3. The expectant mother and her partner perform light abdominal stroking.
  4. The expectant mother relaxes the rest of her body while tensing a specific muscle under the direction of her partner.

Question 2

The nurse manager is planning a presentation on ethical issues in caring for childbearing families. Which example should the nurse manager include to illustrate maternal-fetal conflict?
 
  1. A client chooses an abortion after her fetus is diagnosed with a genetic anomaly.
  2. A 39-year-old nulliparous client undergoes therapeutic insemination.
  3. A family of a child with leukemia requests cord-blood banking at this birth.
  4. A cesarean delivery of a breech fetus is court ordered after the client refuses.

[Moriaki]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Touch relaxation increases cooperation and teamwork between the woman and her coach during labor.
Rationale 2: Progressive relaxation relaxes one muscle group at a time.
Rationale 3: Effleurage involves performing light abdominal stroking.
Rationale 4: Disassociation relaxation involves relaxing the rest of the body while tensing a specific muscle group.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 4. Maternal-fetal conflict is a special ethical situation where the rights of the fetus and the rights of the mother are considered separately. Forced cesarean birth, coercion of mothers who practice high-risk behaviors, and, perhaps most controversial, mandating experimental in utero therapy or surgery in an attempt to correct a specific birth defect are interventions that infringe on the mother's autonomy.