Practice Question
A nurse is admitting a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation and is in preterm labor. The client has a new prescription for betamethasone and asks the nurse about the purpose of this medication. The nurse should provide which of the following explanations?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
It promotes fetal lung maturity.
Rationale:
✳️ Betamethasone is a corticosteroid administered to pregnant clients between 24–34 weeks at risk of preterm delivery.
✳️ It accelerates fetal surfactant production, enhancing lung maturity and reducing respiratory distress after birth.
✳️ It does not affect cervical dilation or stop contractions directly.
✳️ Administering it improves outcomes in preterm infants.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Maternal & Newborn Care
- Answer Choices: 4