A nurse is preparing to administer fentanyl to a client who is in labor and has severe pain.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent adverse effects on the fetus?

A nurse is preparing to administer fentanyl to a client who is in labor and has severe pain.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent adverse effects on the fetus?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and requests systemic analgesia.

Which of the following medications can the nurse administer intravenously to provide sedation, anxiolysis, and analgesia during labor?

A nurse is educating a client about the advantages of combined spinal-epidural (CSE) anesthesia over epidural or spinal anesthesia alone.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is planning to administer paracervical block to a client in labor.

Which of the following areas should the nurse inject local anesthetics into?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is in labor and has a history of asthma.

The nurse should identify that which of the following pharmacologic pain management methods is contraindicated for this client?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and has received meperidine for pain relief.

Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to a possible adverse effect of the medication?

A nurse is assisting an anesthesiologist with performing dural puncture epidural (DPE) anesthesia for a client in labor.

What is the purpose of intentionally puncturing the dura mater with a needle in this technique?

A nurse is preparing to administer epidural anesthesia to a client in labor.

What is the minimum cervical dilation required before inserting the catheter into the epidural space?

A client who is in labor asks the nurse about the benefits and limitations of inhaled analgesia.

Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who received spinal anesthesia for a cesarean delivery.

The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following potential complications of spinal anesthesia?