Blog 16: Answer 2

1. What is your essential question?

• My essential question is, Which role of a Labor and Delivery Nurse is most important to ensure a successful birth? 

2. What is your first answer?

• My first answer is, Labor and Delivery Nurses must be educated of the woman's body before, during, and after birth. 

3. What is your second answer?

• My second answer is, Labor and Delivery Nurses must know how to handle different types of situations.  

4. List three reasons why your second answer is true. 

• My second answer is true because situations such as the woman's cervix not dilating, the fetus being breeched, and/or emergency caesarean section requires immediate attention from the Labor and Delivery Nurse and he/she must not panic or cause any kind of stress upon the woman who is in labor. Those nurses who do not remain calm, will increase the chances of complications and prevent a smooth delivery. 

5. What printed source best supports your second answer? 

• The printed source that best supports my second answer is, "Lesson 5: Special Situations in Labor and Delivery". 

6. What other printed source supports your answer?

• The other printed source that supports my second answer is, "The Evidence Supporting Nursing Management of Labor".  

7. Concluding thought: 

• Labor and Delivery Nurses have a strong impact and outcome in each birth, due to the emotional support that is provided unconditionally to women and their education on how to provide to each situation.