NURS 4341 - Exam 2 Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
What are some noninvasive therapeutic treatments we can
do for pain? - Correct Answers ✅breathing exercises
position changes
guided imagery
massage
Which gaseous option could be used to treat pain? - Correct
Answers ✅nitrous oxide
What is the advantage of using nitrous oxide for pain? -
Correct Answers ✅does not cross the placental barrier
wears off quickly
IV pain management can be given every - Correct Answers
✅2-4 hours
IV pain management should not be given - Correct Answers
✅close to birth
What is the disadvantage of IV pain management? - Correct
Answers ✅crosses the placental barrier
affects the baby
,NURS 4341 - Exam 2 Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
What is the treatment for IV pain management given too
close to birth? - Correct Answers ✅Narcan given to mom
prior to birth
Narcan given to baby at birth
What are the possible effects of IV pain management on the
baby? - Correct Answers ✅respiratory depression
Does Epidural cross the placenta? - Correct Answers ✅no
An epidural is a - Correct Answers ✅nerve block
An epidural manages pain, but the mom can still feel -
Correct Answers ✅pressure
The pressure to push is called the - Correct Answers
✅Ferguson's Reflex
What is a pudendal block? - Correct Answers ✅numbs the
perineum from the vagina to the rectum
When is the pudendal block administered - Correct Answers
✅late second stage of labor
when it is too late for an epidural
, NURS 4341 - Exam 2 Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
Where is the needle placed for a pudendal block? - Correct
Answers ✅ischial spine - pudendal nerve
What is the definition of labor? - Correct Answers ✅strong
and painful contractions with cervical change
The cervix must be _____ before you add contractions. -
Correct Answers ✅ripe
What is the requirement for induction? - Correct Answers
✅the cervix must be ripe
What are the medications used when inducing labor? -
Correct Answers ✅Cervadil - medication on a string
Cytotec - PO
Which hormone softens the cervix? - Correct Answers
✅prostaglandins
What is the advantage of Cervadil over Cytotec? - Correct
Answers ✅Cervadil - medication on a string can be taken
out
Cytotec - PO medication
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
What are some noninvasive therapeutic treatments we can
do for pain? - Correct Answers ✅breathing exercises
position changes
guided imagery
massage
Which gaseous option could be used to treat pain? - Correct
Answers ✅nitrous oxide
What is the advantage of using nitrous oxide for pain? -
Correct Answers ✅does not cross the placental barrier
wears off quickly
IV pain management can be given every - Correct Answers
✅2-4 hours
IV pain management should not be given - Correct Answers
✅close to birth
What is the disadvantage of IV pain management? - Correct
Answers ✅crosses the placental barrier
affects the baby
,NURS 4341 - Exam 2 Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
What is the treatment for IV pain management given too
close to birth? - Correct Answers ✅Narcan given to mom
prior to birth
Narcan given to baby at birth
What are the possible effects of IV pain management on the
baby? - Correct Answers ✅respiratory depression
Does Epidural cross the placenta? - Correct Answers ✅no
An epidural is a - Correct Answers ✅nerve block
An epidural manages pain, but the mom can still feel -
Correct Answers ✅pressure
The pressure to push is called the - Correct Answers
✅Ferguson's Reflex
What is a pudendal block? - Correct Answers ✅numbs the
perineum from the vagina to the rectum
When is the pudendal block administered - Correct Answers
✅late second stage of labor
when it is too late for an epidural
, NURS 4341 - Exam 2 Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
Where is the needle placed for a pudendal block? - Correct
Answers ✅ischial spine - pudendal nerve
What is the definition of labor? - Correct Answers ✅strong
and painful contractions with cervical change
The cervix must be _____ before you add contractions. -
Correct Answers ✅ripe
What is the requirement for induction? - Correct Answers
✅the cervix must be ripe
What are the medications used when inducing labor? -
Correct Answers ✅Cervadil - medication on a string
Cytotec - PO
Which hormone softens the cervix? - Correct Answers
✅prostaglandins
What is the advantage of Cervadil over Cytotec? - Correct
Answers ✅Cervadil - medication on a string can be taken
out
Cytotec - PO medication
