A 32-year-old woman is scheduled for an induced abortion using instillation of hypertonic saline solution. Which information will the nurse plan to discuss with the patient before the procedure?
a. The patient will require a general anesthetic.
b. The expulsion of the fetus may take 1 to 2 days.
c. There is a possibility that the patient may deliver a live fetus.
d. The procedure may be unsuccessful in terminating the pregnancy.
ANS: B
Uterine contractions take 12 to 36 hours to begin after the hypertonic saline is instilled. Because the saline is feticidal, the nurse does not need to discuss any possibility of a live delivery or that the pregnancy termination will not be successful. General anesthesia is not needed for this procedure.
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