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
Question 2
The perinatal nurse is providing care to Marilyn, a 25-year-old G1 TPAL 0000 woman hospitalized with severe hypertension at 33 weeks gestation. The nurse is preparing to administer the second dose of methasone prescribed by the physician.
Marilyn asks: What is this injection for again? The nurse's best response is:
A) This is to help your baby's lungs to mature
B) This is to prepare your body to begin the labor process
C) This is to help stabilize your blood pressure
D) This is to help your baby grow and develop in preparation for birth
A nurse prepares a client for anesthesia and surgery.
Stellar Birth Rates
Child Labor Rates and GDP Worldwide
U.S. Life Expectancy by Year of Birth
Nurse using a stethoscope
Emergency Care