Management Principles and Nursing Interventions
Management Principles and Nursing Interventions ( 8 Questions)
A nurse is preparing to administer corticosteroids to a client with HELLP syndrome who is 32 weeks pregnant.
What is the rationale for this intervention?
Corticosteroids do not reduce inflammation in the liver, but rather increase the risk of liver injury by elevating liver enzymes.
Corticosteroids are given to pregnant women with HELLP syndrome who are at risk of preterm delivery to help the lungs of the fetus to mature and prevent respiratory distress syndrome.
According to the health search result from Focus Medica, HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening condition that occurs in pregnant women or soon after delivery. This can cause high blood pressure, seizures, stroke or liver rupture.
Corticosteroids do not increase maternal blood pressure, but rather decrease it by acting as antihypertensives.
Corticosteroids do not prevent fetal growth restriction, but rather may cause it by reducing placental blood flow and fetal nutrition.
To accelerate fetal lung maturity. This is because corticosteroids are given to pregnant women with HELLP syndrome who are at risk of preterm delivery to help the lungs of the fetus to mature and prevent respiratory distress syndrome.
According to the health search result from Focus Medica, HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening condition that occurs in pregnant women or soon after delivery. This can cause high blood pressure, seizures, stroke or liver rupture.
Choice A is wrong because corticosteroids do not reduce inflammation in the liver, but rather increase the risk of liver injury by elevating liver enzymes.
Choice C is wrong because corticosteroids do not increase maternal blood pressure, but rather decrease it by acting as antihypertensives.
Choice D is wrong because corticosteroids do not prevent fetal growth restriction, but rather may cause it by reducing placental blood flow and fetal nutrition.