Nursing interventions and Management
Nursing interventions and Management ( 6 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a client with PPROM at 32 weeks of gestation.
The client asks the nurse why she needs to take corticosteroids.
The nurse’s best response is:
corticosteroids do not prevent infection in the uterus and fetus. In fact, corticosteroids may increase the risk of maternal infection by suppressing the immune system.
corticosteroids do not reduce bleeding and placental abruption. There is no evidence that corticosteroids have any effect on these complications.
corticosteroids can stimulate the production of surfactant, a substance that prevents the collapse of the alveoli in the lungs, and reduce the risk of respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, and neonatal death.
corticosteroids do not inhibit uterine contractions and prolong pregnancy. Corticosteroids are not tocolytics and do not affect the onset or progression of labor.
corticosteroids can stimulate the production of surfactant, a substance that prevents the collapse of the alveoli in the lungs, and reduce the risk of respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, and neonatal death.