Q 47. You have been assigned to care for an 18-year-old labo…

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Q 47. Yоu hаve been аssigned tо cаre fоr an 18-year-old labor and delivery patient, admitted in active labor. She isa primigravida with no significant obstetrical or medical history. Her mother and grandmother are at bedside.Per the shift report, the patient was admitted to the unit 30 minutes ago in the 1st stage of labor, cervix at 3centimeters, 50% effaced, contractions every 3 to 4 minutes, moderate intensity, membranes intact. Whenyou enter the room, the patient is reporting severe pain with contractions that she rates at 10 out of 10.You also notice the patient is crying and increasingly agitated during and between contractions and is nowscreaming to give her something. You begin to coach her in breathing rhythmically during contractions, butshe is unable to comply. In between contractions, she begins to hyperventilate and says she feels like she’sgoing to pass out. She refuses to cooperate with repositioning and has refused adjuvant or water therapy.Mother and grandmother suggest giving her something in her IV to “make her sleep.” The patient asks for anepidural, but the mother and grandmother state, “That will make you paralyzed for the rest of your life, don’tyou take that!” The patient cries and asks nurse, “How much longer? I can’t take this!” Admitting Diagnosis: Active Labor• Vital signs:• Pulse 100 per minute• Respiratory rate 24 per minute• Blood pressure 138/86• Temperature 97° F• O2 sat 98% on room air• FHT: 126 baseline with moderate variability, occasional variable decels noted• Contractions: moderate intensity per palpation, 3 to 4 minutes apart lasting 30 to 60 seconds• IV with 1000 mL LR @ 100 mL/hr to right hand• Continuous external fetal and contraction monitoring in place• No significant medical history or complications with pregnancy What solutions would you generate for this patient?   

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