Advantages of Certain Medications
This medication, the patient controls how much they use.
Nitrous Oxide
Disadvantage of epidural.
Decreased BP, slow baby's HR, still feel pain, headache.
Class of medications that act on the whole nervous system to decrease pain rather than a specific area.
Opioids (morphine, demerol, dilaudid)
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.
Term used for pain and relaxation when patient is in a tub of warm water.
Hydrotherapy
An advantage of this medication is that it is only a temporary numbing of the area.
Pudendal Block
Disadvantage of Nitrous Oxide
It may cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness and drowsiness.
Tasteless, odorless gas to relieve anxiety and helps tolerate the pain.
Nitrous Oxide
You can dim the lights and provide a quiet environment to help relieve a headache. True or False
True.
A hand placed on a painful area and incorporating kneading and light or firm pressure.
Massage
An advantage of this medication is it will ease most of the pain in the lower body without slowing labor much.
Epidural
Disadvantage of getting a Spinal Block
Decreased BP, decreased baby's HR, headache, back soreness.
Given through a tube in the lower back and decreases feeling in the lower part of your body. Commonly used for labor/delivery.
Epidural
A side effect of medications is fetal bradycardia. What side should the mother turn on to increase placental perfusion.
Left side
Helps manage pain by utilizing gravity.
Walking, birthing ball, squatting, rocking
This medication is injected into the cervix to interrupt pain sensations.
Paracervical block
Disadvantage of Pudendal Nerve Block
They don't relieve pain from contractions.
Pain relief that lasts only an hour or two and is commonly used for c-sections.
Spinal Block
This can be placed to prevent urinary retention/bladder distention
Urinary catheter
Ways to provide heat and cold to a patient to provide pain relief.
Hot pack, heating pad, warm shower, cool towel, ice bag
An advantage of this medication is that it provides complete pain relief in the lower body.
Spinal Block
Disadvantages of Paracervical block.
Fetal bradycardia
Pain Management used for emergency situations.
General anesthesia
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.
A strategy used with your partner to promote a feeling of calm and ease stress.