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NCLEX - Labor Pain Management Questions and Answers Latest (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers by Expert) A nurse is teaching a childbirth preparation class.The group is discussing individual expression of labor pain.What statement is accurate about a pa- tients expression of pain? a. It reduces the...

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NCLEX - Labor Pain Management



1. A nurse is teaching a childbirth preparation class.The group is discussing individual

expression of labor pain. What statement is accurate about a pa- tients expression of

pain?


a. It reduces the patients perception of pain.

b. It is intensified by the vertex position of the fetus.

c. It is influenced by culture.

d. It can be completely controlled by nonpharmacological techniques.:

ANS C

- Culture influences how women feel about birth and what is an acceptable response to pain.



2. What chemical substance(s) produced in the body acts as a natural pain reliever?


a. Endorphins

b. Morphine

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c. Codeine

d. Atropine:

ANS A - Endorphins are natural body substances that are similar to morphine and may explain

why laboring women need smaller doses of analgesia.



3. A nurse instructs a womans labor coach to comfort her by firmly pressing on her

lower back. What is this technique?


a. Sacral pressure

b. Distraction

c. Effleurage

d. Conscious relaxation:

ANS A - Sacral pressure refers to firm pressure against the lower back to relieve some of the

pain of back labor.



4. A woman who is 6 cm dilated has the urge to push. What will the nurse instruct

the woman to do during the contraction?


a. Use slow-paced breathing.
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b. Hold her breath and push.

c. Blow in short breaths.

d. Use rapid-paced breathing.:

ANS C - If a laboring woman feels the urge to push before the cervix is fully dilated, then she is

taught to blow in short breaths to avoid bearing down.



5. Several hours into labor, a woman complains of dizziness, numbness, and tingling of

her hands and mouth. What does the nurse recognize these symp- toms signify?




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