Which action should be initiated to limit hypovolemic shock when uterine inversion occurs?
a. Administer oxygen at 31 L/min by nasal cannula.
b. Administer an oxytocic drug by intravenous push.
c. Monitor fetal heart rate every 5 minutes.
d. Restore circulating blood volume by increasing the intravenous infusion rate.
D
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A Administering oxygen will not prevent hypovolemic shock.
B Oxytocin drugs should not be given until the uterus is repositioned.
C A uterine inversion occurs during the third stage of labor.
D Intravenous fluids are necessary to replace the lost blood volume that occurs in
uterine inversion.
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