MATERNAL

and CHILD
NURSING
WEEK 2
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1 HAND
WASHING
4 MONITORING
INTAKE & OUTPUT
DONNING &

2 REMOVING
MAGNESIUM
PPE
SULFATE
5 CBG
MONITORING
ADMINISTRATIO
3 TESTING OF
N
PATELLAR
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MAGNESIUM
SULFATE
ADMINISTRATION
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PURPOSE:
To lower the mother’s blood
pressure and to prevent
complications to occur.
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ASSESSMENT: BLOOD PRESSURE

● Give the second dose if the blood

pressure taken is higher than the initial
one.
● Hold the dose if the blood pressure taken
is lower than the initial one.
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ASSESSMENT: URINE OUTPUT

● Urine output should be 20 to 30 cc/hr for

clients with foley catheter
● Do not give the second dose if the client
presents an output lower than normal
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ASSESSMENT: RESPIRATION RATE

● Respiration rate should be more than 12

breaths per minute.
● Do not give the second dose if the client
presents respiration rate lower than
normal
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ASSESSMENT: PATELLAR REFLEX

● If the client presents (+) knee jerk,

continue administering the medication
● If the client presents (-) knee jerk, do not
administer the medication and notify the
physician immediately
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DEFINITION:
This drug, classified as a
cathartic, reduces edema by
causing a shift in fluid from the
extracellular spaces into the
intestine. (ACOG, 2016C)
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DEFINITION:
It also has a central nervous
system depressant action (it
blocks peripheral neuromuscular
transmissions), which lessens the
possibility of seizures (Karch,
2015).
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DOSAGE:
4-5 g (diluted in 250 mL NS/D5W)
Intravenously
10 g (20 mL of undiluted 50%
solution) divided and administered
Intramuscularly into each buttock
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