Author Question: When caring for a client receiving a secondary oxytocin infusion to induce or augment labor, the ... (Read 56 times)

codyclark · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

When caring for a client receiving a secondary oxytocin infusion to induce or augment labor, the nurse would NOT discontinue the oxytocin in which of these situations?

a. when contractions occur every 2 minutes
b. when the fetal monitor shows no variability
c. when the contractions are of 40 to 60 seconds' duration
d. when the fetal monitor shows prolonged decelerations

Question 2

When changing a central venous dressing, the nurse would include which of the following actions? (Select all that apply.)

a. explaining the procedure to the client
b. applying gauze dressing
c. putting on a mask
d. using sterile gloves for removing dressing
e. cleansing the exit site in a circular manner
f. labelling with date and time of dressing change

covalentbond · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Discontinue the secondary oxytocin infusion if the following occurs: contractions are more frequent than every 2 minutes and last more than 90 seconds, fetal late or prolonged decelerations, or no variability.

Answer to Question 2

A, C, E, F
Changing a central venous dressing using regular aseptic dressing changes helps decrease the possibility of infections at the insertion site and systemically. Steps include washing hands, applying clean gloves, putting on a mask, removing old dressing and discarding gloves, applying sterile gloves, cleaning site according to facility policy, applying transparent dressing, and labeling with time and date.