The most important nursing intervention after the injection of epidural anesthesia is monitoring
a. Urinary output
b. Contractions
c. Maternal blood pressure
d. Intravenous infusion rate
C
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A The mother is prone to bladder distention and this needs to be monitored.
However, this does not become a problem until 1 to 3 hours later.
B Continuing monitoring of the contractions is important, because they may be
altered by the epidural. However, this is not the most important nursing
intervention after the epidural is administered.
C Epidural anesthesia may produce maternal hypotension due to vasodilation.
D The intravenous infusion needs to be maintained before, during, and after the
epidural. However, it is not the most important nursing intervention at this point.
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