The nurse has presented a teaching session on pain relief options to a prenatal class. Which client statement indicates that additional teaching is needed?
1. "An epidural can be continuous or one dose."
2. "General anesthesia is usually recommended for a cesarean section."
3. "Narcotics can be given through a client's epidural infusion catheter."
4. "A pudendal block usually works well to control pain during episiotomy repair."
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Explanation:
1. Epidural anesthesia can be administered in a single dose or via continuous infusion.
2. Compared to general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia is usually the anesthetic of choice indicated in the management of clients undergoing cesarean section.
3. To provide analgesia for approximately 24 hours after the birth, the analgesia provider may inject an opioid, such as morphine sulfate (Duramorph) or fentanyl (Sublimaze), into the epidural space immediately after the birth.
4. A pudendal block technique is used in the second stage of labor for the provision of perineal anesthesia for the latter part of the first stage of labor, the second stage, birth, and episiotomy repair.
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