What 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
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A Decreasing the woman's activity level may alleviate the bleeding and allow the
pregnancy to continue.
B Ritodrine is not the first drug of choice for tocolytic medications.
C There is no reason for having the woman NPO. At times dehydration may
produce contractions, so hydration is important.
D Narcotic analgesia will not decrease the contractions. It may mask the severity of
the contractions.
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