A client at 39 weeks’ gestation receives epidural analgesia…
A client at 39 weeks’ gestation receives epidural analgesia during active labor. Ten minutes later, the nurse obtains the following assessment findings: Blood pressure: 80/42 mm Hg (previously 122/76 mm Hg) Pulse: 112 beats/min Respirations: 18 breaths/min Fetal heart rate: 90 beats/min with minimal variability Contractions every 2 minutes, lasting 75 seconds Oxytocin infusing at 12 milliunits/min After repositioning the client to a left lateral position and discontinuing the oxytocin infusion, which provider prescription should the nurse anticipate?
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