The nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving oxytocin to induce labor. the assessment findings should prompt the nurse to immediately discontinue the oxytocin infusion.
Oxytocin is the hormone responsible for several essential actions for labor to take place. And, like all hormonal action in our body, oxytocin also works by activating specific receptors for it, which will trigger the action.
When pregnancy begins, there are still no receptors for oxytocin — these receptors develop in the uterus and elsewhere in the body throughout pregnancy. At the time of labor, oxytocin binds to these receptors, leading to contraction of the uterine muscle and relaxation of the cervix so as to facilitate the delivery of the baby.
With this information, we can conclude that synthetic oxytocin, which is used in situations where the natural hormone produced is not enough to start work naturally and or to help regulate contractions when they are not progressing properly.
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