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corkyiscool3328 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Which action should the nurse include when teaching a pregnant patient effleurage?

A) Exhaling into a paper bag to prevent dizziness
B) Holding the breath and pushing with contractions
C) Lightly tracing a pattern on the abdomen with the fingertips
D) Massaging the uterine fundus at the peak of each contraction

Question 2

A nurse is preparing a class for pregnant women about labor and birth.

When describing the typical movements that the fetus goes through as it travels through the passageway, which of the following would the nurse most likely include? (Select all that apply.) A) Internal rotation
B) Abduction
C) Descent
D) Pronation
E) Flexion

amy.lauersdorf90 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
A technique to encourage relaxation and displace pain in the Lamaze method is effleurage, which is French for light abdominal massage.. This action is done by tracing a pattern on the abdomen with the fingertips. Effleurage is not breathing into a paper bag to prevent dizziness, holding the breath and pushing with contractions, or massaging the uterine fundus at the peak of each contraction.

Answer to Question 2

A, C, E
Feedback:
The positional changes that occur as the fetus moves through the passageway are called the cardinal movements of labor and include engagement, descent, flexion, internal rotation, extension, external rotation, and expulsion. The fetus does not undergo abduction or pronation.