Risk Factors
Risk Factors ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is preparing to administer magnesium sulfate IV to a client who is 38 weeks pregnant and has eclampsia.
What is the main purpose of this medication for this client?
Magnesium sulfate does not lower the blood pressure. Other medications, such as labetalol or hydralazine, are used to treat hypertension in preeclampsia.
Magnesium sulfate is a medication that is used to relax the uterus and prevent seizures in clients with preeclampsia or eclampsia.
It does not lower the blood pressure, induce labor, or increase urine output.
Magnesium sulfate does not induce labor. In fact, it may delay labor by inhibiting uterine contractions.
Magnesium sulfate does not increase urine output. It may cause fluid retention and edema, which are signs of magnesium toxicity. The nurse should monitor the client’s urine output, respiratory rate, deep tendon reflexes, and serum magnesium levels while on magnesium sulfate therapy.
To prevent seizures. Magnesium sulfate is a medication that is used to relax the uterus and prevent seizures in clients with preeclampsia or eclampsia.
It does not lower the blood pressure, induce labor, or increase urine output.
Choice A is wrong because magnesium sulfate does not lower the blood pressure. Other medications, such as labetalol or hydralazine, are used to treat hypertension in preeclampsia.
Choice C is wrong because magnesium sulfate does not induce labor. In fact, it may delay labor by inhibiting uterine contractions.
Choice D is wrong because magnesium sulfate does not increase urine output. It may cause fluid retention and edema, which are signs of magnesium toxicity. The nurse should monitor the client’s urine output, respiratory rate, deep tendon reflexes, and serum magnesium levels while on magnesium sulfate therapy.