The health care provider prescribes an intravenous infusion of oxytocin to induce labor in a 22-
year-old primigravida client with insulin-dependent diabetes at 39 weeks' gestation. The fetus
is in a cephalic position, and the client's cervix is dilated 1 cm. What should the nurse do before
starting the oxytocin induction?
O Call the anesthesiologist to begin administration of epidural anesthesia.
O Administer a 500-ml bolus of intravenous fluid to prevent hypotension.
O Continuously monitor fetal heart rate and contraction pattern for at least 20 minutes.
O
Insert an indwelling urinary catheter to determine intake and output accurately.