Author Question: A preterm labor patient is receiving betamethasone. When the patient asks what this is for, the best ... (Read 73 times)

Lisaclaire · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A preterm labor patient is receiving betamethasone. When the patient asks what this is for, the best response by the nurse would be:

1. It will help reduce uterine irritability.
2. It is commonly used to prevent seizures.
3. It will help reduce the severity of respiratory distress in your newborn.
4. It will help to reduce softening of your cervix.

Question 2

In the first trimester, ultrasonography can be used to gain information on:

a. Amniotic fluid volume.
b. Uterine abnormalities.
c. Placental location and maturity.
d. Cervical length.

abro1885 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: Betamethasone does not have any effect on uterine contractility or the cervix, and it has no effect on seizures.
1. Betamethasone has no effect on uterine contractility.
2. Betamethasone has no effect on the cervix.
3. Betamethasone is used to help reduce the severity of respiratory distress syndrome in newborns.
4. Betamethasone has no effect on seizures.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A This information would not be available via ultrasonography until the second or third trimester.
B Ultrasonography can detect certain uterine abnormalities such as bicornate uterus and fibroids.
C This information would not be available via ultrasonography until the second or third trimester.
D This information would not be available via ultrasonography until the second or third trimester.