Pharmacological and Parenteral TherapiesQuestion 1376 of 2368
A client receiving magnesium sulfate for severe preeclampsia has an absent patellar reflex before the next dose. What should the nurse do?
- Give the dose and recheck the reflex in one hour
- Hold additional doses and notify the provider
- Reduce the room lighting and give the dose
- Give the dose with a calcium supplement
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Correct answer: Hold additional doses and notify the provider
If the reflex is absent, no more doses are given until a positive response returns.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), High-risk Perinatal Client Care: Eclampsia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026