The nurse is caring for a woman who is experiencing premature labor. The provider has ordered intravenous terbutaline (Brethine) to be given. The nurse will explain that this medication will have which action?
a. It will decrease uterine contractions.
b. It will enhance fetal lung development.
c. It will increase fetal blood supply.
d. It will lower her blood pressure.
ANS: A
Terbutaline is given to relax the smooth muscle of the uterus and decrease contractions in order to stop premature labor. It does not affect fetal lung development or fetal blood supply and does not lower maternal blood pressure.
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