title: Flirting with disaster.
abstract: Labor pain management has changed dramatically during the last 20 years, and recently the nurse's role with epidural analgesia and anesthesia has been called into question. Cost-cutting measures in hospitals and clinics have forced some RNs into roles typically, and advisedly, reserved for a certified anesthesia provider--sometimes to the mother and baby's peril.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stem
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards*; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000451:nursing*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D011247:Pregnancy