While caring for the patient who requires an induction of labor,the nurse should be cognizant that:
A) ripening the cervix usually results in a decreased success rate for induction.
B) labor sometimes can be induced with balloon catheters or laminaria tents.
C) oxytocin is less expensive than prostaglandins and more effective but creates greater health risks.
D) amniotomy can be used to make the cervix more favorable for labor.

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Balloon catheters or laminaria tents are mechanical means of ripening the cervix.Ripening the cervix,making it softer and thinner,increases the success rate of induced labor.Prostaglandin E? is less expensive and more effective than oxytocin but carries a greater risk.Amniotomy is the artificial rupture of membranes,which is used to induce labor only when the cervix is already ripe.

While Caring for the Patient Who Requires an Induction of Labor,the