A client who is receiving epidural analgesia compl...

Nclex Questions For Fundamentals Of Nursing With Rationale Updated For 2022/2023 Quiz

Question Number 8

A client who is receiving epidural analgesia complains of nausea and loss of motor function in his legs. The nurse obtains his blood pressure and notes a drop in his blood pressure from the previous reading. Which complication is the patient most likely experiencing?

1) Infection at the catheter insertion site

2) Side effect of the epidural analgesic

3) Epidural catheter migration

4) Spinal cord damage

✔ Correct Answer:

3) Epidural catheter migration

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