The Perinatal Nurse Suggests That a Laboring Woman May Wish

question 6

Multiple Choice

The perinatal nurse suggests that a laboring woman may wish to use the birth ball.The patient questions the rationale for this suggestion.The best answer by the nurse is that use of the birth ball will facilitate what action?

• A) Decreased maternal anxiety
• B) Decreased transmission of pain
• C) Fetal descent
• D) Increased number of opioid receptors

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Definitions:

Avoiding Style

A conflict management strategy where an individual does not engage or confront the conflict, preferring to withdraw or sidestep the issue.

Trivial Issue

A minor or unimportant matter that may require little attention or concern.

Mutually Exclusive Goals

Objectives that cannot be simultaneously achieved, requiring a choice to be made between them.

Virtual Teams

Groups of individuals working together across time, space, and organizational boundaries, primarily through electronic communications.