ch 16 labor and birth process Flashcards
1.A new mother asks the nurse when the “soft spot” on her son’s head will go away. What is the
nurse’s best response, based upon her understanding of when the anterior frontal closes?
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2.The nurse is performing an initial assessment of a client in labor. What is the appropriate
terminology for the relationship of the fetal body parts to one another?
Attitude
3.When assessing the fetus using Leopold’s maneuvers, the nurse feels a round, firm, and
movable fetal part in the fundal portion of the uterus and a long, smooth surface in the mother’s
right side close to midline. What is the position of the fetus?
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4.Which statement by the client would lead the nurse to believe that labor has been established?
“The contractions in my uterus are getting stronger and closer together.”
5.The nurse has received a report regarding a client in labor. The woman’s last vaginal
examination was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and –2. What is the nurse’s interpretation of this
assessment?
Cervix is dilated 3 cm and effaced 30%; the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
6.A pregnant woman is at 38 weeks of gestation. She wants to know whether there are any signs
that “labor is getting close to starting.” Which finding is an indication that labor may begin soon?
Surge of energy
7.Which stage of labor varies the most in length?
First
8.The nurse expects which maternal cardiovascular finding during labor?
Increased cardiac output
9.What is the correct term describing the slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the
fetal head during labor?
Molding
10.Which presentation is accurately described in terms of both the resenting part and the
frequency of occurrence?
Cephalic: occiput, at least 96%
11.A labor and delivery nurse should be cognizant of which information regarding how the fetus
moves through the birth canal?
Normal attitude of the fetus is calledgeneral flexion.
12.A woman’s position is an important component of the labor progress. Which guidance is
important for the nurse to provide to the laboring client?
Frequent changes in position help relieve fatigue and increase the comfort of the laboring
client.
13.Certain changes stimulate chemoreceptors in the aorta and carotid bodies to prepare the fetus
for initiating respirations immediately after birth. Which change in fetal physiologic activity
isnotpart of this process?
Fetal respiratory movements increase during labor.
14.Which description of the four stages of labor iscorrectfor both the definition and the
duration?
First stage: onset of regular uterine contractions to full dilation; less than 1 hour to 20 hours
15.Nurses should be cognizant of what regarding the mechanism of labor?
Effects of the forces determining descent are modified by the shape of the woman’s pelvis
and the size of the fetal head.