Medical & Nursing Student Support Quiz 3

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1. As a new member of this team, you would be sure Sarah is in the best position for early labor, by:

rolling her bed down flat so that she is flat on her back

encouraging Sarah to assume a position of comfort

placing pillows to support Sarah’s head

2. Between uterine contractions, you would:

carry on a polite conversation

encourage rest

explain to Sarah and Peter the activities going on in the maternity unit

3. During a long, intense contraction, Sarah says, “Oh, that one really hurt!” Your best response would be:

“No, it doesn’t hurt. You must be losing control.”

“Would you like an epidural now?”

“Would you like pethidine to relieve your pain?”

“That was really a good contraction that helped your progress very well”

4. You would encourage Sarah to urinate every hour during labor because a full bladder can:

cause urine to leak on the bed during a contraction

cause painful uterine contractions

slow down the decent of the baby

because it has to be tested

5. As labor progresses, it is necessary for you to have Sarah sign a consent form for use of forceps or the vacuum in the delivery room. You would do this:

quickly at the peak of the contraction

between contractions

just as the contraction is ending

6. During the labor process, Peter needs your support too. Recognizing this, you would:

ask him to sit down, rest, and conserve his strength

encourage him to go to the visitor’s waiting room to rest

offer him nourishment, inform him of the rest and bathroom areas

tease him because you want to relieve his stress

7. The overall philosophy of preparation for childbirth education includes:

developing muscle strength by preparing for labor as an athlete would prepare for a race

preparing for labor so one never has to take drugs for pain relief

teaching them about the risks of caesareans

8. To teach Sarah how to focus on the perineum, you adjust the Kegel exercise procedure by letting her:

breath in slowly through the nose and out the mouth six to nine times an hour

breath out, abdominally, holding the abdominal wall up off the uterus for 30 seconds

tighten the pelvic floor muscles as in holding back urine, hold for 10 seconds, and then release

9. Painless, intermittent uterine contractions are known as:

Braxton Hicks contractions

colostrum

true labor

“show”

10. The only sure sign of true labor is:

pain

bleeding

cervical dilation

Braxton Hicks contractions

Fill in the blank:

11. The first stage of labor covers the time period from the first true labor contraction until of the cervix.

12. The second stage of labor covers the time from complete dilation of the cervix until .

13. What is the average length of the second stage of labor in a Primigravida?

14. The distance of the presenting part above or below the level of the ischial spine is known as .

Medical & Nursing Student Support Quiz 3

Labor

Consider the following:

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