Which medication would the nurse identify as being used both for cervical ripening during labor?

b. nitrofurantoin

Nitrofurantoin, an antimicrobial medication, causes formation of abnormally small eyes in the newborn. Sex hormone supplements, such as estrogens, may cause congenital defects of female reproductive organs. Methotrexate can cause congenital abnormalities (central nervous system and limbs malformations) and fetal death. Valproic acid is high teratogenic and cause neural tube defects, atrial septal defect, cleft palate, hypospadias, polydactyly, and craniosynostosis.

Which medication would the nurse identify as being used both for cervical ripening during labor and as stomach protectant?

CERVIDIL is indicated for the initiation and/or continuation of cervical ripening in pregnant women at or near term in whom there is a medical or obstetrical indication for the induction of labor.

Which would the nurse identify as the most widely used off label medication for cervical ripening and the enhancement of uterine muscle tone?

Dinoprostone is typically used to facilitate labor by inducing cervical ripening, to induce abortion in the second trimester, or to evacuate the uterus when there's a spontaneous abortion or intrauterine fetal death, as well as to manage a benign hydatiform mole.

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

Methotrexate infusion and folinic acid as primary therapy for nonmetastatic and low-risk metastatic gestational trophoblastic tumors.

Which medication may be used to treat postpartum hemorrhage clomiphene?

Pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapeutic options for PPH management are summarized in Table 2. Oxytocin, methylergonovine, and carboprost are approved by the FDA for PPH management, while misoprostol and tranexamic acid are not.