Maternity Drugs

The clinic nurse is planning care for a client with chlamydia. Which treatment would the nurse anticipate implementing?

Administration of 1g of azithromycin orally in a single dose

The nurse understands which antihypertensive medication is contraindicated in lactating women?

Atenolol Enters breast mild and may cause adverse effects to the neonate

Which medication is derived from a natural source and may be prescribed for the treatment of osteoporosis?

Calcitonin (from fish)

Which medication used to promote fertility would the nurse identify as a potential cause of esophageal burns?

Clomiphene Serum selective receptor modulator that may cause esophageal burns

Which medication would the nurse identify as being used to manage nonmetastatic gestational trophoblastic disease?

Dinoprostone

Which step would the nurse take when preparing to administer Rho(D) immune globulin to a postpartum client?

Ensure that the client is Rh negative and the neonate is Rh positive

Which ovulation stimulant would the nurse identify as being derived from the urine of postmenopausal women?

Menotropins Standardized mixture of FSH and LH. These chemicals are derived from the urine of postmenopausal women.

A client in active labor who is 90% effaced, 7 cm dilated with the vertex at 2+ station, complains of pain and asks for medication. Which medication would the nurse anticipate causing respiratory depression in the newborn?

Meperidine Opioid, cause RD in the neonate if administered less than 4 hours before birth

Which medication is administered to women after delivery to prevent postpartum uterine atony and hemorrhage?

Methylergonovine

Which medication would the nurse identify as one that can be prescribed for the elective termination of a pregnancy?

Mifeprex

Which medication would the nurse identify as being used to induce abortion?

Mifepristone

Which medication is used to prevent preterm labor?

Nifedipine

Which hormone would the nurse identify as causing ovulation and promoting lactation?

oxytocin

Which cardiovascular adverse effect would the nurse associate with the use of clomiphene?

tachycardia