Complex Health Quiz 1-4 (ANSWERED)Complex health exam 1
The nurse is planning care for a patient with fluid volume overload and hyponatremia.
Which intervention should be included in this patient's plan of care?
Admin
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Complex Health Quiz 1-4 (ANSWERED)Complex health exam 1
The nurse is planning care for a patient with fluid volume overload and hyponatremia.
Which intervention should be included in this patient's plan of care?
Administer Intravenous fluids
Restrict fluids
Provide Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate)
Administer intravenous Normal Saline with Furosemide (Lasix)
restrict fluids
A patient's blood gas show a pH of 7.53 and bicarbonate level of 36 mEq/L. The nurse
prepares to treat this patient for which acid-base disorder?
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Respiratory acidosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
A patient's serum potassium is 2.2 mEq/L. Which nursing action is the highest priority
for this patient?
Intiate cardiac monitoring
Intiate seizure precuations
Administer Sodium polystrene (Kayexalate) as prescribe
Start oxygen at 2L/ min
initiate cardiac monitoring
A 61 year old client is admitted with pneumonia. Her ABG results are pH 7.46, PaO2 94,
PaCO2 30, HCO3 19, and SaO2 72%. The nurse interprets this as:
Metabolic Alkalosis
Respiratory Alkalosis
Respiratory Acidosis
Metabolic Acidosis
Respiratory Alkalosis
A client is brought to the emergency department with a suspected narcotic (heroin)
overdose. The nurse anticipates that assessment findings and ABGs will reveal:
restlessness and hypoxemia
agitation and alkalosis
decreased level of consciousness and acidosis
tachypnea and acidosis
decreased level of consciousness and acidosis
A nurse is admitting a client who reports nausea, vomiting, and weakness. Upon
assessment, the client has dry oral mucous membranes, temperature 38.5 C (101.3 F),
pulse 92/min, respiration 24/min, skin cool with tenting present, and blood pressure 102/
64 mm Hg. His urine is concentrated with a high specific gravity. Which of the following
is not a clinical manifestation of fluid volume deficit?
Decreased skin turgor
Bradycardia
Concentrated urine
Low-grade fever
Bradycardia
A patient is being treated for an intestinal obstruction. The nurse inserts a nasogastric
tube and attaches it to low continuous suction. Which acid base imbalance is the patient
at risk for?
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Respiratory acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
A nurse is caring for a client who has a laboratory finding of serum potassium 5.7
mEq/L. The nurse should assess for which of the following clinical manifestations?
Polyuria
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