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Question
A client has just received an epidural block. She is laboring on her right side. The nurse notes that her blood pressure has dropped from 132/68 to 78/42 mm Hg. The nurse's first action would be to:
Options
- ACall the physician immediately and give dopamine IM
- BTurn her on her left side and recheck her blood pressure in 5 minutes
- CAdminister oxytocin (Pitocin) immediately and increase the rate of IV fluids
- DIncrease the rate of IV fluids and start O2 by mask
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