Question

Rofonzo is a 36 year old recently divorced primigravida at 30 weeks gestation. She weighs 120 pounds with a BMI of 22 which indicates a normal height to weight proportion. Rofonzo's health history is negative for chronic health problems. She is an active career woman who experiences a moderate to sometimes severe level of stress with her job. Her diet consists of a lot of fast foods to "save time" especially when she has to eat on the run or while working. Rofonzo was diagnosed with mild preeclampsia. When the diagnosis is explained, she states that her mother and one of her sisters had a blood pressure problem when they were pregnant.

How should the nurse explain preeclampsia to Rofonzo?

Answer 1

Preeclampsia can be defined as the condition in which pregnant women faces hypertension which develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Preeclampsia can affect multisystem of the body and is characterized by spasms of the blood vessels (vasospastic) that makes difficulty in the dilation of increased bood produced during pregnancy.

She may experience a number of signs and symptoms that may escalate and worsen as the progression of the disease progresses from mild to severe. The only solution is getting her baby, but it has been found that a number of treatment methods are effective in managing the disease's progress until it is time for her baby to be born.

This is the way nurse can explain Rofonzo about preeclampsia.