The Labor Process Is an Exciting and Anxious Time for the Patient

question 46

Multiple Choice

The labor process is an exciting and anxious time for the patient and her partner and family. In a relatively short period of time, they experience one of the most profound changes in their lives. Nursing care management focuses on assessment and support throughout labor and birth, with the goal of ensuring the best possible outcome for mother and newborn. Please match each nursing diagnosis with the appropriate intervention needed to achieve the expected outcome.

-Orient the patient and family to the labor and birth unit.

• A)Anxiety related to labor and the birthing process
• B)Acute pain related to contractions
• C)Risk for impaired urinary elimination
• D)Risk for impaired individual coping
• E)Fatigue related to energy expenditure during labor and birth

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