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A nurse is preparing to administer betamethasone to a client who has PPROM at 26 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate?
this medication will not prevent preterm labor. In fact, most women with PPROM will go into labor within a week of membrane rupture. Tocolytics are drugs that may delay labor for a short time, but they are not routinely recommended for women with PPROM.
Betamethasone has no effect on the coagulation system or the placenta. Bleeding may occur due to placental abruption, infection, or cervical trauma in women with PPROM.
Betamethasone is a corticosteroid that is given to women who have PPROM (preterm prelabor rupture of membranes) at 24 to 36 weeks of gestation to reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and other complications. It is given as two doses of 12 mg intramuscularly, 24 hours apart.
Betamethasone has no antihypertensive properties and may actually cause fluid retention and hypertension in some cases. Women with PPROM who have high blood pressure may have preeclampsia or other complications that require different treatments.
Betamethasone is a corticosteroid that is given to women who have PPROM (preterm prelabor rupture of membranes) at 24 to 36 weeks of gestation to reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and other complications. It is given as two doses of 12 mg intramuscularly, 24 hours apart.