Assessment
Assessment ( 15 Questions)
A nurse is monitoring a client in pre-term labor for signs of fetal lung maturity enhancement.
Which medication should the nurse anticipate administering?
Magnesium sulfate is used to prevent seizures in women with preeclampsia or eclampsia, not to enhance fetal lung maturity.
Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker that can be used to relax the uterine muscles and inhibit contractions in preterm labor, but it does not affect fetal lung development.
Betamethasone is a corticosteroid that can be given to pregnant women who are at risk of preterm labor to enhance fetal lung maturity and reduce the risk of respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn.
Betamethasone stimulates the production of surfactant, a substance that helps the lungs expand and prevents them from collapsing.
Ampicillin is an antibiotic that can be used to treat infections that may cause preterm labor, such as chorioamnionitis or group B streptococcus, but it does not have any direct effect on fetal lung maturation.
Betamethasone is a corticosteroid that can be given to pregnant women who are at risk of preterm labor to enhance fetal lung maturity and reduce the risk of respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn.
Betamethasone stimulates the production of surfactant, a substance that helps the lungs expand and prevents them from collapsing.
Choice A is wrong because magnesium sulfate is used to prevent seizures in women with preeclampsia or eclampsia, not to enhance fetal lung maturity.
Choice B is wrong because nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker that can be used to relax the uterine muscles and inhibit contractions in preterm labor, but it does not affect fetal lung development.
Choice D is wrong because ampicillin is an antibiotic that can be used to treat infections that may cause preterm labor, such as chorioamnionitis or group B streptococcus, but it does not have any direct effect on fetal lung maturation.