Postpartum Management
Postpartum Management ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is preparing to administer an antihypertensive medication to a client who has postpartum pre-eclampsia.
Which of the following medications should the nurse have available as an antidote in case of an adverse reaction?
Naloxone is an antidote for opioid overdose, not antihypertensive medication.
Flumazenil is an antidote for benzodiazepine overdose, not antihypertensive medication.
This is an antihypertensive medication that can lower blood pressure rapidly and can cause hypotension, cyanide toxicity, or thiocyanate toxicity as adverse reactions. The antidote for sodium nitroprusside toxicity is sodium thiosulfate, which can be administered intravenously.
Sodium bicarbonate is an antidote for acidosis, not antihypertensive medication.
Sodium nitroprusside.
This is an antihypertensive medication that can lower blood pressure rapidly and can cause hypotension, cyanide toxicity, or thiocyanate toxicity as adverse reactions. The antidote for sodium nitroprusside toxicity is sodium thiosulfate, which can be administered intravenously.
Choice A is wrong because naloxone is an antidote for opioid overdose, not antihypertensive medication.
Choice B is wrong because flumazenil is an antidote for benzodiazepine overdose, not antihypertensive medication.
Choice D is wrong because sodium bicarbonate is an antidote for acidosis, not antihypertensive medication.