A client at 30 weeks of gestation is experiencing pre-term labor.

Which intervention should the nurse anticipate to suppress uterine contractions?

A nurse is preparing to administer betamethasone (Celestone) to a client who is at 31 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

What is the purpose of this medication?

A nurse is performing a digital examination on a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

Which of the following findings indicates cervical effacement?

A nurse is educating a client who is at risk for pre-term labor about measures to prevent it from occurring.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and reports lower abdominal cramping.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is teaching a client who is at risk for pre-term labor about the signs and symptoms to report to the provider.

Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to perform an amniocentesis on a client who is at 27 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take before the procedure?

A nurse is teaching a client who is at 25 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor about the purpose and side effects of magnesium sulfate therapy.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

The client reports a sudden gush of fluid from her vagina.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a pre-term newborn who has a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).

Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer to close the ductus arteriosus?

A nurse is administering betamethasone to a client who is in pre-term labor at 28 weeks of gestation.

The nurse should explain that the purpose of this medication is to: