Check Your Understanding Questions
1
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Explain how the nurse can support the laboring person who wants to walk during labor.
2
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How should the nurse explain how the patient can use aromatherapy?
3
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The laboring person is holding their breath during contractions. What breathing techniques could the nurse demonstrate?
4
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Explain how naloxone works as the antidote for opioid overdose.
5
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Explain how the nurse administers Phenergan IV.
6
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Explain how the nurse monitors the person receiving narcotics.
7
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What signs in the newborn necessitate the nurse give naloxone?
8
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Describe the nursing actions surrounding epidural placement.
9
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What side effects are related to general anesthesia?
10
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Describe the differences between epidural and spinal anesthesia.
11
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Describe the nurse’s role in pudendal or local anesthesia placement.