NCLEX-RN
RN NCLEX Maternal Neonatal Nursing Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A client with pregnancy-induced hypertension is to receive magnesium sulfate to run at 3 grams per hour with normal saline to maintain the total I.V. rate at 125 mL/hour. The nurse giving end of shift report stated the client's blood pressures have been elevated during the night. The oncoming nurse checked the client and found magnesium sulfate running at 2 grams per hour. Identify the nursing actions to be taken from first to last.
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Correct the I.V. rates to magnesium sulfate running at 3 grams/hour and normal saline to complete total rate at 125 mL/hour.
Initiate an incident report.
Assess the client's current status.
Notify the physician of the incident.
Correct Answer: C,A,D,B
Rationale: Assess the client first, correct the error, notify the physician, and then document the incident.
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