RN Exam Practice
Pharmacological and Parenteral TherapiesQuestion 1389 of 2368

A client at 33 weeks in preterm labor has an order for indomethacin. What should the nurse do?

  1. Give the medication and monitor for nausea
  2. Give the medication for up to 7 days
  3. Question the order because it is not used after 32 weeks.
  4. Hold the dose until the client is 35 weeks
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Correct answer: Question the order because it is not used after 32 weeks.

After 32 weeks indomethacin is not used because of the risk of premature closure of the fetal ductus arteriosus.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), High-risk Perinatal Client Care: Preterm Labor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026