Clinical Features

A nurse is caring for a client with mild pre-eclampsia who has a blood pressure of 150/95 mmHg, proteinuria of 400 mg/24 hours, and edema of the face and hands.

Which intervention is the priority for this client?

A nurse is caring for a client with mild pre-eclampsia who has a blood pressure of 150/95 mmHg, proteinuria of 400 mg/24 hours, and edema of the face and hands.

Which intervention is the priority for this client?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client with severe pre-eclampsia who is receiving magnesium sulfate.

Which finding would indicate a therapeutic level of magnesium sulfate?

A nurse is preparing to administer hydralazine to a client with pre-eclampsia who has a blood pressure of 180/110 mmHg.

What is the rationale for using this medication?

A nurse is assessing a client with pre-eclampsia who is receiving oxytocin for labor induction.

Which finding would alert the nurse to suspect that the client is developing HELLP syndrome?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who had pre-eclampsia and delivered a healthy baby.

Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client with severe pre-eclampsia who is receiving magnesium sulfate.

Which of the following findings would indicate magnesium toxicity and require immediate intervention?

A nurse is assessing a client with severe pre-eclampsia who reports a severe headache and blurred vision.

The nurse notes that the client has hyperreflexia with clonus.

What is the most likely explanation for these findings?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client with severe pre-eclampsia.

Which of the following results would indicate hepatic involvement? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is preparing to administer hydralazine to a client with severe pre-eclampsia who has a blood pressure of 170/110 mmHg.

What is the expected outcome of this medication?

A nurse is educating a client with mild pre-eclampsia about the signs and symptoms that she should report to her health care provider.

Which of the following should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who has severe preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium sulfate infusion.

Which of the following assessments is most important for the nurse to monitor?

A client who is 36 weeks pregnant is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of eclampsia.

She has a history of chronic hypertension and gestational diabetes.

The nurse anticipates that the client will receive which of the following medications to prevent seizures?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has mild preeclampsia.

Which of the following findings would indicate a need for further evaluation?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who had preeclampsia and delivered a healthy baby at 38 weeks of gestation.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

(Select all that apply) A nurse is assessing a client who is 32 weeks pregnant and has a diagnosis of severe preeclampsia.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?