A nurse should carefully monitor a client for the following side effect of MgSO4:

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A nurse should carefully monitor a client for the following side effect of MgSO4:
A . Visual blurring
B . Tachypnea
C . Epigastric pain
D . Respiratory depression

Answer: D

Explanation:

(A, C) The nurse should provide good distractors because these symptoms indicate that PIH has become more severe and may precede the convulsive or eclamptic phase.

(B) This is the oppositeside effect of this medication.

(D) This is a common side effect of this medication and needs to be monitored and recorded frequently.

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