A pregnant patient begins active labor at 30 weeks' gestation. The provider orders dexamethasone 6 mg intramuscularly to be given twice daily for 4 doses. The patient asks the nurse what effect this drug will have on the fetus
The nurse will tell her that the dexamethasone is given to:
a. improve cognitive function in the fetus.
b. improve fetal neuromotor development.
c. increase fetal weight and length.
d. increase lung development in the fetus.
ANS: D
When preterm delivery cannot be prevented, injecting the pregnant patient with glucocorticoids can accelerate fetal lung maturation. Glucocorticoids do not improve cognitive function, neuromotor development, or physical size in the fetus.
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