A woman is 16 weeks pregnant and has elected to terminate her pregnancy.The nurse knows that the most common technique used for medical termination of a pregnancy in the second trimester is:

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The most common technique for medical termination of a pregnancy in the second trimester is D&E.It is usually performed between 13 and 16 weeks.Hypertonic solutions injected directly into the uterus account for less than 1% of all abortions because other methods are safer and easier to use.Intravenous administration of Pitocin is used to induce labor in a woman with a third-trimester fetal demise.Vacuum aspiration is used for abortions in the first trimester.

A Woman Is 16 Weeks Pregnant and Has Elected to Terminate