A newly delivered woman who was treated for preeclampsia during labor says to the nurse, "Why are you still checking my blood pressure, reflexes, respirations, and urine so often? I thought delivery of my baby would take care of the problem."
The most appropriate response would be:
a. "Since you are in the hospital with your baby, we will continue to monitor you since it's not hard to do."
b. "You are still at risk for seizures for the first forty-eight hours after birth."
c. "We can stop checking you so often if it's bothering you."
d. "Don't you care about your health?"
ANS: B
Because seizures may still occur with severe gestational hypertension for the first 48 hours postpartum, the same frequent and careful assessments are done.
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