Which order should the nurse expect for a patient admitted with a threatened abortion?
a. Bed rest
b. Ritodrine IV
c. NPO
d. Narcotic analgesia every 3 hours, prn
ANS: A
Decreasing the woman's activity level may alleviate the bleeding and allow the pregnancy to continue. Ritodrine is not the first drug of choice for tocolytic medications. There is no reason for having the woman placed NPO. At times dehydration may produce contractions, so hydration is important. Narcotic analgesia will not decrease the contractions. It may mask the severity of the contractions.
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