A Client Is in Early Labor,and Her Nurse Is Discussing

question 27

Multiple Choice

A client is in early labor,and her nurse is discussing the pain relief options she is considering.The client states that she wants an epidural "no matter what!" What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "I'll make sure you get your epidural."
• B) "You may only have an epidural if your physician allows it."
• C) "You may only have an epidural if you are going to deliver vaginally."
• D) "The type of analgesia or anesthesia used is determined,in part,by the stage of your labor and the method of birth."

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility a consumer gains from consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Competitive Equilibrium Price Ratio

The ratio of prices that ensures the equality of supply and demand in a competitive market, often used to observe relative price changes between commodities.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation expressing an individual's preference ordering over a set of goods or services, used in economics to model decision making under uncertainty.

Min

Often short for "minimum," it represents the smallest or least possible amount or degree of a certain quantity or measure.