The nurse is caring for a woman who is in early labor. The woman wants to avoid pain medications as long as possible. What will the nurse tell her?
a. "I can give you a sedative-hypnotic now to help you relax."
b. "I can teach you some simple breathing exercises to help lessen discomfort."
c. "If you take fentanyl (Sublimaze) now, it will be more effective than if you wait."
d. "You may take ibuprofen, which won't cause drowsiness."
ANS: B
Breathing and relaxation techniques are often used as nonpharmacologic measures to control pain during labor. Sedatives are often used to decrease maternal anxiety during false labor, latent labor, or with ruptured membranes without true labor. Fentanyl is generally not given until active labor. Ibuprofen can cause premature closure of the ductus arteriosis.
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