Question

A japanese couple are experiencing labor. during the admission process, the husband tells the nurse that the wife will not receive any pain medication during the process. the husband then waits in the waiting room. as the birthing process continues, the nurse asks the wife if she needs pain medication. she declines the offer and reminds the nurse by saying, "my husband told you i cannot have any pain medicine." what is the nurse's best response to the client? "i am sorry. i do not want to offend your husband." "i think that this is crazy. pain medication will not affect the child." "i want to advocate for you and assist with the pain during this process." "i am going to talk to the provider about this." submit answer

Answer 1

I think the best response of the nurse would be "I am sorry. i do not want to offend your husband." Since both husband and the patient herself are declining the pain medication, there is no point to argue otherwise even though the medication may be harmful or not.