What Should Nurses Be Aware of with Regard to Systemic

question 11

Multiple Choice

What should nurses be aware of with regard to systemic analgesics administered during labour?

• A) Systemic analgesics cross the maternal blood-brain barrier as easily as they do the fetal blood-brain barrier.
• B) Effects on the fetus include absent or minimal fetal heart rate (FHR)variability.
• C) Intramuscular (IM)administration is preferred over intravenous (IV)administration.
• D) IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)results in increased use of an analgesic.

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