Question

A multigravida at 41 weeks gestation is receiving an oxytocin (pitocin) infusion for induction of labor. the nurse notes the fetal hear rate (fhr) drops sharply from the baseline for 30 seconds during the peak of a contration and then returns to the baseline before the end of the contraction. what action should the nurse implement at this time

Answer 1

For this case, the nurse next step is to decrease or discontinue giving Oxytocin. Oxytocin is a medicine given to the mother to induce the baby for labor. Induction of labor is done to this case because the pregnancy already reached 41 weeks already.