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Title: In caring for a client who is receiving oxytocin to induce labor, the nurse should be alert to which ... Post by: Sandie95 on Feb 6, 2018 In caring for a client who is receiving oxytocin to induce labor, the nurse should be alert to which complication?
a. Hypotension and diuresis b. Fetal tachycardia and acidosis c. Elevated blood pressure and fetal distress d. Prolonged third stage of labor Title: In caring for a client who is receiving oxytocin to induce labor, the nurse should be alert to which ... Post by: acason on Feb 6, 2018 A
An adverse effect of Pitocin is the presence of hypertonic contractions that result in decreased maternal hypoperfusion and dehydration. Although hypertension is an adverse effect of Pitocin, fetal distress occurs after as a result of maternal hypoperfusion and dehydration. As proactive practitioners, nurses want to assess the earliest possible manifestations of adverse effects of hypotension and diuresis. Oxytocin can cause hyperstimulation of the uterus leading to ineffective contractions during the first and second stages of labor, but not the third stage. |