The nurse is discussing epidural analgesia with the nursing student. Which of statement by the nursing student indicates a need for additional education?
A) "Epidural analgesia is always administered in a continuous infusion to prevent or treat pain."
B) "The client may be able to control the epidural analgesia infusion."
C) "The epidural analgesia may be used in the laboring client."
D) "The epidural is always discontinued after delivery of the newborn."
Ans: A
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The infusion can be set on a continuous rate (basal mode) or an intermittent mode controlled by the client (patient-controlled epidural analgesia [PCEA]). It is commonly used in labor and discontinued after delivery.
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