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Pediatric Nursing Practice Quiz

Question Number 5

At 8 a.m. the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) informs the charge nurse that a female adolescent client with acute glomerulonephritis has a blood pressure of 210/110. The 4 a.m. blood pressure reading was 170/88. The client reports to the UAP that she is upset because her boyfriend did not visit last night. What action should the nurse take first?

a. Give the client her 9 a.m. prescription for an oral diuretic early.

b. Administer PRN prescription of nifedipine (Procardia) sublingually.

c. Notify the healthcare provider and inform the nursing supervisor of the client's condition.

d. Attempt to calm the client and retake the blood pressure in thirty minutes.

✔ Correct Answer:

b. Administer PRN prescription of nifedipine (Procardia) sublingually.

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