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EAugust

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A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is perspiring and her blood pressure is 88/50 . The serum magnesium level is 10 mg/dL. The nurse will interpret these manifestations as
 
  A) common adverse effects of magnesium sulfate.
  B) magnesium sulfate toxicity.
  C) a hypersensitivity reaction to magnesium sulfate.
  D) an idiosyncratic reaction from the magnesium sulfate.

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A woman who is at 30 weeks' gestation has been on terbutaline therapy for 24 hours. The physician prescribes continuation of the therapy for the next 48 hours. Appropriate nursing action would be to
 
  A) encourage the patient to get into the semi-Fowler position.
  B) hang another IV bag with medication using an IV pump.
  C) plan to administer oral terbutaline.
  D) dilute the medication with saline before adding it to the IV bag.


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ririgirl15

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


EAugust

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help

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