CHAPTER 27, HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
A woman with severe preeclampsia is being treated with an intravenous infusion
of magnesium sulfate. When is this treatment considered successful?
If seizures do not occur
The nurse is caring for a postpartum client with preeclampsia. Which statement
would the nurse include in discharge teaching?
"Return to the hospital if you have epigastric pain."
Which condition in a pregnant client with severe preeclampsia is an indication for
administering magnesium sulfate?
Seizure activity
A client with gestational hypertension is prescribed labetalol hydrochloride
therapy, which is continued postpartum. Which instruction would the nurse
provide the client about breastfeeding?
"You may breastfeed the infant if you desire."
Which initial nursing action is appropriate when caring for a client who has had
an eclamptic seizure?
Administer oxygen.
The nurse is preparing to administer intravenous magnesium sulfate to a client
with preeclampsia. Meanwhile, the student nurse positions the client in the
supine position, monitors the fetal heart rate (FHR), checks for baseline
, variability, and monitors for the absence of late decelerations. Which action by
the student nurse indicates the need for further teaching?
Placing the client in a supine position
An 8-month-pregnant client presents with preeclampsia. Which clinical findings
in the client indicate that the disease has progressed to HELLP syndrome? Select
all that apply.
Hepatic dysfunction
Elevated liver enzymes
Low platelet count
The nurse knows that which factor(s) is associated with HELLP syndrome?
It is characterized by hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.
The nurse caring for a 37-week-gestation client with gestational hypertension
determines that the client has very elevated blood pressure. Which is the best
intervention to prevent complications in the client?
Prepare the client for induction of labor.
The nurse is caring for a hypertensive pregnant client who is on magnesium
sulfate therapy. The nurse finds that the client has drowsiness, slurred speech,
and depressed respiration. Which medication would the nurse anticipate the
primary health care provider will prescribe to reverse these findings?
Intravenous calcium gluconate
The nurse is assessing a pregnant client with preeclampsia on bed rest. Which
region of the body would the nurse assess for edema in a client with
preeclampsia?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
A woman with severe preeclampsia is being treated with an intravenous infusion
of magnesium sulfate. When is this treatment considered successful?
If seizures do not occur
The nurse is caring for a postpartum client with preeclampsia. Which statement
would the nurse include in discharge teaching?
"Return to the hospital if you have epigastric pain."
Which condition in a pregnant client with severe preeclampsia is an indication for
administering magnesium sulfate?
Seizure activity
A client with gestational hypertension is prescribed labetalol hydrochloride
therapy, which is continued postpartum. Which instruction would the nurse
provide the client about breastfeeding?
"You may breastfeed the infant if you desire."
Which initial nursing action is appropriate when caring for a client who has had
an eclamptic seizure?
Administer oxygen.
The nurse is preparing to administer intravenous magnesium sulfate to a client
with preeclampsia. Meanwhile, the student nurse positions the client in the
supine position, monitors the fetal heart rate (FHR), checks for baseline
, variability, and monitors for the absence of late decelerations. Which action by
the student nurse indicates the need for further teaching?
Placing the client in a supine position
An 8-month-pregnant client presents with preeclampsia. Which clinical findings
in the client indicate that the disease has progressed to HELLP syndrome? Select
all that apply.
Hepatic dysfunction
Elevated liver enzymes
Low platelet count
The nurse knows that which factor(s) is associated with HELLP syndrome?
It is characterized by hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.
The nurse caring for a 37-week-gestation client with gestational hypertension
determines that the client has very elevated blood pressure. Which is the best
intervention to prevent complications in the client?
Prepare the client for induction of labor.
The nurse is caring for a hypertensive pregnant client who is on magnesium
sulfate therapy. The nurse finds that the client has drowsiness, slurred speech,
and depressed respiration. Which medication would the nurse anticipate the
primary health care provider will prescribe to reverse these findings?
Intravenous calcium gluconate
The nurse is assessing a pregnant client with preeclampsia on bed rest. Which
region of the body would the nurse assess for edema in a client with
preeclampsia?
