Maternal and Child Care: A pregnant client at 32 weeks' gestation is treated with magnesium sulfate for seizure management. The nurse assesses which of the following for evidence of magnesium toxicity?

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A pregnant client at 32 weeks' gestation is treated with magnesium sulfate for seizure management. The nurse assesses which of the following for evidence of magnesium toxicity?

James Marion Endrina Entice · Accepted Answer

absence of knee jerk response (tendon reflex)

Maternal and Child Care

A pregnant client at 32 weeks' gestation is treated with magnesium sulfate for seizure management. The nurse assesses which of the following for evidence of magnesium toxicity?

Absence of knee jerk response (tendon reflex)

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