The nurse explains to a patient in preterm labor that what may be ordered by the physician to accelerate fetal lung maturity?
a. Prostaglandins
b. Oxytocin
c. Magnesium sulfate
d. Corticosteroids
ANS: D
Surfactant production can be increased by administering corticosteroids to the mother before delivery.
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