A dose of dexamethasone 12 mg was administered to a client in preterm labor at 8:30 AM on March 12. The nurse knows that the next dose must be scheduled for:
a. 2:30 PM on March 12.
b. 8:30 PM on March 12.
c. 8:30 AM on March 13.
d. 2:30 PM on March 13.
ANS: C
The current recommendation for betamethasone for threatened preterm birth is two doses of 12 mg 24 hours apart; 2:30 PM on March 12, 8:30 PM on March 12, and 2:30 PM on March 13 do not fall within this recommendation.
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