Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 256
Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM) is given to a pregnant woman after delivery and the nurse is giving information to the patient about the indication of the medication. The nurse determines that the patient understands the purpose of the medication if the patient tells that it will protect her baby from which of the following?
A. Developing Pernicious anemia.
B. Developing German Measles.
C. Having an RH+ blood.
D. Developing Rh incompatibility.
Correct Answer: D. Developing Rh incompatibility.
Rh incompatibility can develop when an Rh-negative mother becomes sensitized to the RH antigen. Sensitization may occur when an Rh-negative woman becomes pregnant with a fetus who is Rh-positive. Blood cells from the baby may cross the maternal bloodstream, which can happen during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, causing the mother’s immune system to form antibodies, against Rh-positive blood. Administration of the Rhogam prevents the mother from developing antibodies against Rh-positive blood by providing passive antibody protection against the Rh antigen.
Options A & B: These are not related to the Rh incompatibility.
Option C: This is not indicated for the administration of Rhogam.