Janice is a 24-year-old female who was brought into the hospital by her spouse. Per electronic health records (EHR) the client is 39 weeks and 5 days’ gestation, G3P1. She reports contractions increasing in quality and frequency x 1 hour. Denies noting watery discharge with initiation of contractions. No significant previous medical history. Last ultrasound in EHR indicates fetus may weigh more than 10 lbs (4.54 kg) at birth. Because Janice has a large fetus, the physician recommends she she receive a pudendal block during her second stage of labor. Which education should the nurse plan to provide regarding the block? Select one response. Question 47 options: Can affect maternal hemodynamics. Fetal heart rate can be reduced. Bladder sensation may be lost. Perineal pain will not be felt, but contraction-related pain continues.
[Answered]: Janice is a 24-year-old female who was brought into…
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