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Nursing interventions and Management ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a client with gestational hypertension who is receiving magnesium sulfate.
What is the main purpose of administering this medication?
Magnesium sulfate does not lower blood pressure significantly.Other antihypertensive drugs, such as hydralazine, are used to control blood pressure in women with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.
Magnesium sulfate is a medication that is used to prevent seizures in women with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.
Seizures can be life-threatening for both the mother and the baby.Magnesium sulfate also has a mild antihypertensive effect, but it is not the main purpose of administering this medication.
Magnesium sulfate does not induce labor.It may actually delay labor by relaxing the uterine muscles.Other medications, such as oxytocin, are used to induce labor when needed.
Magnesium sulfate does not increase urine output.It may actually decrease urine output by causing fluid retention and renal impairment.Urine output should be monitored closely in women receiving magnesium sulfate to detect signs of toxicity.
The correct answer is choice B. To prevent seizures. Magnesium sulfate is a medication that is used to prevent seizures in women with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.
Seizures can be life-threatening for both the mother and the baby. Magnesium sulfate also has a mild antihypertensive effect, but it is not the main purpose of administering this medication.
Choice A is wrong because magnesium sulfate does not lower blood pressure significantly. Other antihypertensive drugs, such as hydralazine, are used to control blood pressure in women with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia.
Choice C is wrong because magnesium sulfate does not induce labor. It may actually delay labor by relaxing the uterine muscles. Other medications, such as oxytocin, are used to induce labor when needed.
Choice D is wrong because magnesium sulfate does not increase urine output. It may actually decrease urine output by causing fluid retention and renal impairment. Urine output should be monitored closely in women receiving magnesium sulfate to detect signs of toxicity.