Advantages of Certain Medications
Disadvantages of Certain Medications
Medications Used for Labor Management
Nursing Interventions
for Common Side Effects
Complementary
Pain Management
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This medication, the patient controls how much they use.


Nitrous Oxide

100

Disadvantage of epidural.

Decreased BP, slow baby's HR, still feel pain, headache.

100

Class of medications that act on the whole nervous system to decrease pain rather than a specific area.

Opioids (morphine, demerol, dilaudid)

100

A common side effect is hypotension. You could prevent this by telling the patient to change positions quickly. True or False

False. Change positions slowly.

100

Term used for pain and relaxation when patient is in a tub of warm water.

Hydrotherapy 

200

An advantage of this medication is that it is only a temporary numbing of the area.

Pudendal Block

200

Disadvantage of Nitrous Oxide

It may cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness and drowsiness. 

200

Tasteless, odorless gas to relieve anxiety and helps tolerate the pain.

Nitrous Oxide

200

You can dim the lights and provide a quiet environment to help relieve a headache. True or False

True.

200

A hand placed on a painful area and incorporating kneading and light or firm pressure.

Massage

300

An advantage of this medication is it will ease most of the pain in the lower body without slowing labor much.

Epidural

300

Disadvantage of getting a Spinal Block

Decreased BP, decreased baby's HR, headache, back soreness.

300

Given through a tube in the lower back and decreases feeling in the lower part of your body. Commonly used for labor/delivery.

Epidural

300

A side effect of medications is fetal bradycardia. What side should the mother turn on to increase placental perfusion.

Left side

300

Helps manage pain by utilizing gravity.

Walking, birthing ball, squatting, rocking

400

This medication is injected into the cervix to interrupt pain sensations.

Paracervical block

400

Disadvantage of Pudendal Nerve Block

They don't relieve pain from contractions.

400

Pain relief that lasts only an hour or two and is commonly used for c-sections.

Spinal Block

400

This can be placed to prevent urinary retention/bladder distention

Urinary catheter 

400

Ways to provide heat and cold to a patient to provide pain relief.

Hot pack, heating pad, warm shower, cool towel, ice bag

500

An advantage of this medication is that it provides complete pain relief in the lower body.

Spinal Block

500

Disadvantages of Paracervical block.

Fetal bradycardia

500

Pain Management used for emergency situations.

General anesthesia

500

Uterine Inertia (weak or ineffective contractions) is a side effect to some medications. What can the nurse suggest to the mother to help stimulate contractions and promote fetal descent.

Walk, change positions, use a birthing ball.

500

A strategy used with your partner to promote a feeling of calm and ease stress.

Breathing techniques
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