The nurse teaches the postpartum client about oxytocin (Pitocin). The nurse evaluates that learning ...

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Rationale 1: Oxytocin (Pitocin), administered in the postpartum period, causes the smooth muscle of the uterus to contract.
Rationale 2: Oxytocin (Pitocin) does not promote fluid loss.
Rationale 3: Oxytocin (Pitocin) does not increase vaginal muscle tone.
Rationale 4: Oxytocin (Pitocin) will not increase milk production.
Global Rationale: Oxytocin (Pitocin), administered in the postpartum period, causes the smooth muscle of the uterus to contract. Oxytocin (Pitocin) does not promote fluid loss, increase vaginal muscle tone, or increase milk production.