Labor and Birth Processes (Obstetric
Nursing) Sher path Week 2 Questions and
Answers with Verified Solutions A+
Graded.
When caring for a patient in the active stage of labor, which solutions
would the nurse generate to promote, protect, and support natural
labor and birth? Select all that apply.
a) Encourage upright positions without restricting movement.
b) Promote elective induction of labor at 39 weeks.
c) Provide support and allow visitors for labor support beginning in
early labor.
d) Allow intermittent fetal monitoring, when appropriate, according to
policy.
e) Teach the importance of supine positioning whenever possible.
✔✔a) Encourage upright positions without restricting movement.
c) Provide support and allow visitors for labor support beginning in
early labor.
d) Allow intermittent fetal monitoring, when appropriate, according to
policy.
Which nonpharmacologic actions can the nurse take that would be
most beneficial to a patient in labor who expresses fear about
movement in labor? Select all that apply.
a) Encourage support people to assist the patient with positioning.
,b) Utilize positive and supportive language.
c) Provide options for new positioning.
d) Allow the patient to labor in the bed alone so as not to increase
fearful emotions.
e) Offer music, therapeutic breathing, or other distractions to help the
patient cope.
✔✔a) Encourage support people to assist the patient with positioning.
b) Utilize positive and supportive language.
c) Provide options for new positioning.
e) Offer music, therapeutic breathing, or other distractions to help the
patient cope.
A G2/P1 woman presents for evaluation. She is excited, can talk
through regular contractions every 7 to 10 minutes, and states that her
pain is "manageable." She does not desire epidural anesthesia in labor.
The nurse suspects this patient is in which phase of labor?
a) Transitional labor
b) Early labor
c) The second stage of labor
d) Active labor
✔✔b) Early labor
The nurse receives reports on two women in early labor, a nulliparous
woman and a multiparous woman. Both are 3 cm dilated. Which
statement is true regarding who will enter active labor first?
,a) The multiparous woman will enter active labor first.
b) The nulliparous woman will enter active labor first.
c) They will both progress at similar rates.
d) The patient whose contractions palpate stronger will enter active
labor first.
✔✔c) They will both progress at similar rates.
Which assessment findings in the laboring patient would suggest to
the nurse that delivery is imminent?
Select all that apply.
a) The woman can talk through contractions.
b) Contractions are 1.5 to 2 minutes apart.
c) Regular contractions are mild and 7 minutes apart.
d) Mucous vaginal discharge is bloody.
e) The woman is experiencing vomiting, nausea, and sweating.
f) The patient complains of rectal pressure.
✔✔b) Contractions are 1.5 to 2 minutes apart.
d) Mucous vaginal discharge is bloody.
e) The woman is experiencing vomiting, nausea, and sweating.
f) The patient complains of rectal pressure.
A patient is experiencing intense back pain and discomfort during
active labor. Which position would the nurse encourage the patient to
assume?
, a) Standing straight
b) Side-lying
c) Semi-sitting
d) Hands and knees
✔✔d) Hands and knees
A woman is experiencing strong contractions every 1.5 to 2 minutes,
feels rectal pressure, and has a large amount of bloody show. At which
frequency would the nurse anticipate assessing the fetal heart rate and
pattern?
a) Every 30 to 45 minutes
b) Every 5 to 10 minutes
c) Every 15 to 30 minutes
d) Every 45 to 60 minutes
✔✔c) Every 15 to 30 minutes
After assessment of an actively laboring woman, the nurse finds a fetal
heart rate (FHR) of 180 beats/min with contractions occurring less
than 2 minutes apart and lasting more than 90 seconds. Which action
would the nurse take next?
a) Reposition the patient to her side and alert the health care provider.
b) Nothing, these are normal findings.
c) Prepare for emergent cesarean delivery.
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