Select the priority nursing assessments for the woman having tocolytic therapy with terbutaline
a. Fetal heart rate, maternal pulse, and blood pressure
b. Internal temperature and odor of amniotic fluid
c. Intake and output
d. Maternal blood glucose
A
All assessments are important, but those most relevant to the medication include the fetal heart rate and maternal pulse, which tend to increase, and the maternal blood pressure, which tends to exhibit a wide pulse pressure.
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