Assignment task: Please read the description of this patient and answer all questions. Please use at least two resources and cite them using APA 7th citation style. You can use your textbook and other professional resources. Professional resources are those written for nurses or physicians, not for patients.
Rachel (she/her) is a 33 year old G2P0 who comes to the labor and delivery unit contracting about every 5 minutes for the past 3 hours, contractions are 60-90 seconds long.
She is 38 3/7 weeks pregnant and accompanied by her wife, Liz (she/her). They used a known sperm donor to achieve this pregnancy.
Blood type is O-, she was GBS +, rubella immune, varicella immune, Hep -, Covid - and vaccinated with booster for Covid. She has no known allergies. Past medical history is significant for anxiety and migraines.
Her vital signs: BP 138/78, HR 82, RR 24, oral temp 97.8 F.
Questions to answer:
Q1. What are your priorities when caring for this family? List at least 3 things.
Q2. What else do you need to know about Rachel?
Q3. How will you assess if Rachel is coping well with labor? How will you respond if you determine that she isn't coping well?
Q4. How will you support Liz and her efforts to support Rachel?