LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 5
Special Situations in Labor and Delivery.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 5-1 through 5-11.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
5-1.
Identify descriptive statements that concerns the
nine special situations in labor and delivery.
5-2.
Identify the causes for dystocia and oversized
babies.
5-3.
Identify conditions that predispose a mother to
preterm labor.
5-4.
Identify the indications for the induction of labor.
5-5.
Select descriptive statements that describe the
four classifications of dystocia.
5-6.
Identify the four complications that occur in the
delivery of an oversized baby.
5-7.
Select those characteristics that are used to
assess a mother for an amniotic fluid embolism.
5-8.
Identify the indications for a cesarean section.
5-9.
Identify the indications for forceps delivery.
5-10. Identify the types of forceps.
5-11. Select the nursing interventions that are used
when caring for patients with a special situation
in labor and delivery.
SUGGESTION
After studying the assignment, complete the exercises at
the end of this lesson. These exercises will help you to
achieve the lesson objectives.
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