A patient at 41 weeks' gestation having labor inducted with IV Pitocin.
The fetal monitor strip is noted to have contractions every two minutes lasting 60 to 90 seconds. What is the highest priority intervention for the nurse?
A) Administer oxygen 10 L via face mask
B) Change the patient's position
C) Stop the IV Pitocin infusion
D) Notify the health care provider
Question 2
A pregnant patient requires treatment to ripen
her cervix, and the nurse is discussing prostaglandin options with her. She has heard that an oral drug is available. Which medication should the nurse discuss with the patient?
A) Cytotec
B) Prepidil
C) Dinoprostone
D) Cervidil
Palpating the Apical Impulse with the Patient on the Left Side
Sublingual medication administration. Photograph of a male patient placing a nitroglycerine tablet u
GI endoscopy. (a) Similar to other forms of GI endoscopy, laparoscopy involves the insertion of a sp
Leukemia. A blood smear from a patient suffering from leukemia demonstrates the abundance of enlarge
Patient Teaching
Fetal circulation