SAUNDERS ATI PHARMACOLOGY (ATI)

1. The nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving oxytocin (Pitocin) to induce labor. Which assessment finding would cause the nurse to immediately discontinue the oxytocin infusion? 1. Fatigue 2. Drowsiness 3. Uterine hyperstimulation 4. Early decelerations of the fetal heart rate Rationale: Often used to induce labor. High doses are often used for uterine hyperstimulation & C/S births. ADVERSE EFFECTS: Hyperstimulation of uterine contractions & non-reassuring fetal HR DISCO...