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The client at 30 weeks gestation is admitted with a diagnosis of preterm labor. The nurse should prepare to administer which medication?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
In preterm labor at 30 weeks betamethasone is given for fetal lung maturity terbutaline or magnesium sulfate may be used as tocolytics to halt contractions and magnesium sulfate may also provide fetal neuroprotection. All are appropriate.