The nurse providing care for a woman with preterm labor who is receiving terbutaline would include which intervention to identify side effects of the drug?

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Terbutaline is a b-adrenergic agonist that affects the cardiopulmonary and metabolic systems of the mother.Signs of cardiopulmonary decompensation would include chest pain and palpitations.Assessing DTRs would not address these concerns.b-Adrenergic agonist drugs cause tachycardia,not bradycardia.The metabolic effect leads to hyperglycemia,not hypoglycemia.

The Nurse Providing Care for a Woman with Preterm Labor