Which medication would the nurse anticipate administering to the labor client who is delivering a premature infant?
A) Phytonadione (AquaMEPHYTON)
B) Betamethasone
C) Bromocriptine (Parlodel)
D) Newborn eye prophylaxis

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Betamethasone (a corticosteroid) is given to the labor client who will be delivering a premature infant to promote surfactant production in the fetus to maximize lung function. Vitamin K, also known as phytonadione, is administered postbirth to the infant to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. Parlodel has been used historically to stop milk production in a client postbirth. Newborn eye prophylaxis is given to the baby to prevent the transmission of certain sexually transmitted diseases.

Which Medication Would the Nurse Anticipate Administering to the Labor