Question 1: How do you determine and chart contraction frequency, duration, and intensity?
Question 2: What is an anatomy and what important nursing roles go along with it?
Question 3: Define effacement, dilation, and station.
Question 4: Discuss the first stage of labor along with its phases and dilatations. What maternal behaviors are seen and what interventions can be used?
Question 5: Discuss the second stage of labor and appropriate nursing interventions. What is open glottis pushing?
Question 6: Discuss the third stage of labor and appropriate nursing interventions.
Question 7: Discuss the fourth stage of labor and appropriate nursing interventions. When is fundal massage warranted?
Question 8: Identify 3 danger signs in labor that must be reported and develop 2 priority nursing interventions for each danger sign you listed.
Question 9: What role does the nurse play in the administration of an epidural? Before, during, and after?