medium · NCLEX-RN health-promotion
A client is experiencing uterine tachysystole while receiving an oxytocin infusion. The nurse notes more than 5 contractions in 10 minutes and the FHR baseline has shifted from 140/min to 170/min.
Which finding would indicate that the nursing intervention was successful?
- The contraction frequency decreases to 3 to 4 in 10 minutes
- The client reports a decrease in the intensity of contractions
- The oxytocin infusion rate is maintained at its current level
- The fetal heart rate increases to 180/min
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