A client is admitted to the labor and delivery unit and is being treated with terbutaline (Brethine). The nurse plans the client's care with the knowledge that this medication is used to:
a. induce labor.
b. decrease uterine contractions.
c. stimulate fetal heart rate.
d. enhance placental blood flow.
ANS: B
Terbutaline therapy is used to stop preterm labor.
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