A preterm labor patient is receiving betamethasone. When the patient asks what this is for, the best response by the nurse would be:
1. "It will help reduce uterine irritability."
2. "It is commonly used to prevent seizures."
3. "It will help reduce the severity of respiratory distress in your newborn."
4. "It will help to reduce softening of your cervix."
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Rationale: Betamethasone does not have any effect on uterine contractility or the cervix, and it has no effect on seizures.
1. Betamethasone has no effect on uterine contractility.
2. Betamethasone has no effect on the cervix.
3. Betamethasone is used to help reduce the severity of respiratory distress syndrome in newborns.
4. Betamethasone has no effect on seizures.
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