Question

A nurse is teaching a client who has pre-eclampsia and is to receive magnesium sulfate via continuous IV infusion about expected adverse effects. What adverse effects should the nurse include in the teaching?

a. elevated BP
b. feeling of warmth
c. generalized pruritis
d. hyperactivity

Answer 1

The nurse should include elevated blood pressure, feeling of warmth, and generalized pruritis as expected adverse effects of magnesium sulfate in the teaching to the client with pre-eclampsia.

Step-by-step explanation:

When teaching a client with pre-eclampsia about the expected adverse effects of magnesium sulfate given via continuous IV infusion, the nurse should include the following: