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Oxytocin: An Educational Pathway to Successful Induction

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Title: Oxytocin: An Educational Pathway to Successful Induction

Longhorn Hall D (Gaylord Grapevine)
Aydrien K Robinson, BSN, RN , Women's Services, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas City, TX
Patricia A. Heale, DNP, RNC-OB, CNS , Women's Services, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX

Discipline: Obstetric (OB), Professional Issues (PI)

Learning Objectives:
  • The learner will be able to utilize a nursing needs assessment to ascertain nursing knowledge of oxytocin management.
  • The learner will be able to articulate the three benefits of educating staff on oxytocin management.
  • The learner will be able to construct an educational pathway for oxytocin management.

    • Submission Description:
    A knowledge deficit was recognized regarding the nurse’s ability to interpret and intervene with dysfunctional labor patterns which led to inconsistency in oxytocin management. A four-hour oxytocin class was presented including pharmacology of oxytocin, procedures for induction, uterine response to oxytocin and the use of nursing interventions for dysfunctional labor patterns.

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