A nurse should carefully monitor a client for the following side effect of MgSO4:

The correct answer is D. Respiratory depression. (A, C) The nurse should provide good distractors because these symptoms indicate that PIH has become more severe and may precede the convulsive or eclamptic phase. (B) This is the oppositeside effect of this medication. (D) This is a common side effect of this medication and…

Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

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AVisual blurring
BTachypnea
CEpigastric pain
DRespiratory depression

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A
3% (1)
B
6% (2)
C
3% (1)
D
88% (29)

Explanation

(A, C) The nurse should provide good distractors because these symptoms indicate that PIH has become more severe and may precede the convulsive or eclamptic phase. (B) This is the oppositeside effect of this medication. (D) This is a common side effect of this medication and needs to be monitored and recorded

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#MgSO4 toxicity#respiratory depression#drug side effects#PIH management

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