Skills Module 3.0 Maternal
Newborn Pretest 2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
A nurse is caring for a client who is in early labor and has a fetus in the
occipitoposterior presentation. The client ereports pain their lower back with
contractions. Which of the following pain managment techniques is most
liekly to be effective in relieving low back pain caused by this type of fetal
presentation?
Counterpressure
, Effleurage
Therapeutic touch
Breathing techniques - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Counterpressure
Counterpressure is steady pressure that a support person applies to the
sacral area of the client's back during contractions. The client's support
person, or the nurse, uses the heel of the hand, a tennis ball, or a fist to
apply firm pressure to the sacral area during contractions. This pressure
can lift the fetal head off of the nerves in the sacral area, decreasing pain.
Occipitoposterior Position (OP): - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rotation from a posterior
can be aided by having the woman assume a *hand-and-knees position*,
squatting, or lying on her side (on her left side if the fetus is right occiput
posterior,
on her right side if the fetus is left occiput posterior
If contractions are not effective, or if the fetus is larger than average or not
in good flexion, rotation through the 135 degree arc may not be possible.
Newborn Pretest 2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
A nurse is caring for a client who is in early labor and has a fetus in the
occipitoposterior presentation. The client ereports pain their lower back with
contractions. Which of the following pain managment techniques is most
liekly to be effective in relieving low back pain caused by this type of fetal
presentation?
Counterpressure
, Effleurage
Therapeutic touch
Breathing techniques - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Counterpressure
Counterpressure is steady pressure that a support person applies to the
sacral area of the client's back during contractions. The client's support
person, or the nurse, uses the heel of the hand, a tennis ball, or a fist to
apply firm pressure to the sacral area during contractions. This pressure
can lift the fetal head off of the nerves in the sacral area, decreasing pain.
Occipitoposterior Position (OP): - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rotation from a posterior
can be aided by having the woman assume a *hand-and-knees position*,
squatting, or lying on her side (on her left side if the fetus is right occiput
posterior,
on her right side if the fetus is left occiput posterior
If contractions are not effective, or if the fetus is larger than average or not
in good flexion, rotation through the 135 degree arc may not be possible.
