The labor and delivery nurse is preparing a prenatal class about facilitating the progress of labor. Which pain response should the nurse identify as most likely to impede progress in labor?
1. Muscle tension
2. Increased pulse
3. Increased respirations
4. Elevated blood pressure
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Explanation:
1. Muscle tension can impede labor progress by increased oxygen and calorie consumption and by creating a mechanical obstruction that the uterine contractions must overcome to achieve labor progress.
2. Increased pulse is a manifestation of pain, but it does not impede labor.
3. Increased respiration is a manifestation of pain, but it does not impede labor.
4. Elevated blood pressure is a manifestation of pain, but it does not impede labor.
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