Blog 17: Answer 3

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 third answer?

• My third answer is, Labor and Delivery Nurses must be able to provide emotional support, care, and fulfill the needs of the patient.   

3. List three details to support your answer.

• It has been shown and proven throughout various of studies, that Labor and Delivery Nurses do have a significant impact on women and their birthing experiences, providing me with evidence that emotional care and support is an important key to a successful birth. 
• Throughout my studying and findings from my Independent Component birthing classes, the emotional care and support provided from the nurse and others around the patient has been greatly emphasized and taught. 

4. List the research sources that helps you support your answer three. 

• The research sources that helps me support my third answer are, "Factors Associated With Labor Support Behaviors of Nurses" and "The Evidence Supporting Nursing Management of Labor".  

5. Concluding thought:

• Labor and Delivery Nurses have much more of an impact on women and their birthing experiences, than the actual physician themselves due to the emotional care and support provided throughout a women's labor, creating a bond between the Labor and Delivery Nurse and the patient.