Pitocin - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam: NUR242/ NUR 242 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen Q: A score of greater than or equal to ______ is considered favorable for induction. Answer: 6 higher the bishop score the more successful the chances for vaginal delivery Q: What 5 areas does the Bishop score cover to see if someone is favorable for induction? Answer: - Dilation - Effacement - Station - Consistency of cervix - Cer...

PNVN 1631 Module 8 Exam Genitourinary System Questions With Answers 2023 (MED SURG). A client who has chronic glomerunephritis has deteriorated to the early stages of renal failure. When receiving shift report from the nurse, what information correlates with renal failure? Weight loss Anemia Hypotension Fever Rationale: Anemia is common in clients with renal failure. If kidney function is diminished, anemia occurs from the decreased RBC production resulting from discontinued produ...

HESI NSG222/ NSG 222 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Family Nursing | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTIONS Pitocin Synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin) is also used to induce or augment labor by stimulating uterine contractions. It is administered piggybacked into the primary IV line w/ an infusion pump titrated to uterine activity. The most common adverse effect of oxytocin is uterine hyperstimulation, leading to fetal compromise & impaired oxy...

Final Exam: NUR242/ NUR 242 (New 2023/ 2024) Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen QUESTION ______ ______ is a rare and catastrophic event. It is the partial or complete tear in the uterine muscle. Answer: Uterine Rupture QUESTION What are 4 risk factors for uterine rupture? Answer: - Previous uterine incision - Tachysystole and pitocin administration - Trauma - Prostaglandin administration QUESTION ...

Maternal Contraindications for Pitocin Admin -severe preeclampsia/ eclampsia -predisposition to unterine rupture ( mom >35 y/o, multigravida 4 or more, overdistation of utersus, previous major sx of the cervix or uterus) -cephalopelvic disproportion -malpresentation or malpostion of fetus -cord prolapse -more the one previous C-sec -preterm baby -rigid, unripe cervix -total placenta previa -presence of noreassuring fetal status Pitocin use to initiating uterine contractions ...

Then nurse observes that a male client has removed the covering from an ice pack applied to his knee. What action should the nurse take first? a. observe the appearance of the skin under the ice pack b. instruct the client regarding the need for the covering c. reapply the covering after filling with fresh ice d. ask the client how long the ice was applied to the skin Correct Answer-a. observe the appearance of the skin under the ice pack The nurse mixes 50mg of Nipride in 250mL of D5W an...

what is involution - shrinking of the uterus via contracting starting immediately after birth how long does uterine involution take - uterus returns to normal in 6 weeks what is the first nursing intervention for beginning uterine involution - bolus of pitocin (oxytocin) second step to try to start uterine involution if the bolus of pitocin plus more pitocin did not work - breastfeeding is it okay for the bladder to be full when uterine involution is trying to take place - no- it can pre...

ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Review(updated)latest 2023 passed!Do not delegate What you can EAT E-evaluate A-assess T-teach Addison's & Cushings Addison's = down down down up down Cushings= up up up down up hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia Better peripheral perfusion? Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries APGAR Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale) Pulse (>100, <100, absent) Grimace (cough, g...

• A client delivers a viable infant, but begins to have excessive uncontrolled vaginal bleeding after the IV Pitocin is infused. When notifying the healthcare provider of the condition, what information is most important for the nurse to provide? • A new mother is having trouble breast feeding her newborn son. He is making frantic rooting motions and will not grasp the nipple. What intervention would be most helpful to this mother? • A client receiving oxytocin (Pitocin) to augment early...

Desmopressin MOA - activates V2 receptors in the kidney's collecting ducts, reabsorbing water into plasma and concentrating the urine (prevents water from leaving the body) Octreotide Acetate and Lanreotide Therapeutic effects - suppresses GH hypersecretions, reduces pituitary adenoma overgrowth, and normalizing levels of GH and IGF-1 Somatropin Drug Class - Synthetic recombinant human growth hormone Somatropin/Somatrem dosing - Daily dosing dependent and adjusted to individual clinical r...