Maternal child eaq 3 2019 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MATERNAL CHILD EAQ #3 2019 The nurse is caring for a patient who will have a cesarean birth. An anesthesiologist has been called to inject the epidural anesthesia (block). Where does the nurse expect the anesthesiologist to inject the anesthesia? Rationale If a cesarean birth is to be conducted an epidural anesthesia (block) is administered from at least T8 to S1. A block from T10 to S5 is required for relieving the discomfort of labor and vaginal birth. In spinal anesthesia (block), an a...