To assist the woman after delivery of the infant, the nurse knows that the blood patch is used after spinal anesthesia to relieve:
a. Hypotension. c. Neonatal respiratory depression.
b. Headache. d. Loss of movement.
ANS: B
The subarachnoid block may cause a postspinal headache resulting from loss of cerebrospinal fluid from the puncture in the dura. When blood is injected into the epidural space in the area of the dural puncture, it forms a seal over the hole to stop leaking of cerebrospinal fluid. Hypotension is prevented by increasing fluid volume before the procedure. Neonatal respiratory depression is not an expected outcome with spinal anesthesia. Loss of movement is an expected outcome of spinal anesthesia.
You might also like to view...
Legal implications for the use of restraints include the principle of
1. Convenience 2. Autonomy 3. Least restriction 4. Monitoring 5.
A client receives a diagnosis of breast cancer and tells a nurse, "I am really going to miss my breast after the mastectomy." Which stage of grief should the nurse identify when caring for this client?
A) Denial B) Anger C) Bargaining D) Depression E) Acceptance
Mourning before someone dies is called ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which client would the nurse determine to be at highest risk for dysfunctional grief? The client:
1. Whose 16-year-old daughter was raped and killed while going on an errand for the client 2. Who is active in her faith community and whose 86-year-old mother, with whom she had a good relationship, died peacefully in her sleep 3. Who attended a support group and had been assisted by hospice to care for her terminally ill husband 4. Who attended a bereavement group, where she learned about the process of grief and was assisted to express feelings after the death of her twin