EXERCISES, LESSON 4
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the exercise, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the
answer in the space(s) provided.
After you have completed all of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at
the end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
at are the two sources of discomfort during childbirth?
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2.
To evaluate the degree of pain experienced by the patient during childbirth, what
areas are observed?
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3.
Decreasing the intensity of pain and minimizing the degree to which the patient is
bothered by pain are considered:
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4.
In providing comfort measures to the patient during childbirth, why is the side lying
position preferred?
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