The nurse has established peripheral IV access and begun an infusion of magnesium sulfate on a 29-year-old antepartum patient who is 35 weeks pregnant. Which of the following assessment findings most likely prompted the patient's physician to order magnesium sulfate for this patient?
A) Decreased level of consciousness with a sudden onset
B) The presence of rales and rhonchi and oxygen saturation less than or equal to 80% on room air
C) Maternal bradycardia accompanied by a prolonged QT interval
D) Systolic blood pressure readings in excess of 190 mmHg
Ans: D) Systolic blood pressure readings in excess of 190 mmHg
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