NURS 225 EXAM 2 FINAL STUDY PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ A client loses consciousness after strenuous exercise and needs to
be admitted to a health care facility. The client is diagnosed with
dehydration. The nurse knows that the client needs restoration of
which of the following? Answer: Electrolytes
◉ The oncoming nurse is assigned to the following patients. Which
patient should the nurse assess first? Answer: A newly admitted 88-
year-old with a two-day history of vomiting and loose stools
◉ A client is taking a diuretic that increases her urinary output.
What would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis on which to base
an educational plan? Answer: Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume
◉ A home care client reports weakness and leg cramps. Per order,
the nurse draws blood and requests a potassium level. What is the
rationale for this request? Answer: The nurse recognizes these
symptoms of hypokalemia.
◉ What is the lab test commonly used in the assessment and
treatment of acid-base balance? Answer: Arterial blood gas
,◉ Endurance athletes who exercise for long periods of time and
consume only water may experience a sodium deficit in their
extracellular fluid. What is this electrolyte imbalance known as?
Answer: Hyponatremia
◉ The client is admitted to the nurse's unit with a diagnosis of heart
failure. His heart is not pumping effectively, which is resulting in
edema and coarse crackles in his lungs. The term for this condition
is which of the following? Answer: Fluid volume excess
◉ A home care nurse is visiting a client with renal failure who is on
fluid restriction. The client tells the nurse, "I get thirsty very often.
What might help?" Which of the following would the nurse include
as a suggestion for this client? Answer: Avoid salty or excessively
sweet fluids.
◉ A nursing responsibility in managing IV therapy is to monitor the
fluid infusions and to replace the fluid containers as needed. Which
of the following is an accurate guideline for IV management that the
nurse should consider? Answer: It is the responsibility of the nurse
to provide ongoing verification of the IV solution and the infusion
rate with the physician's order.
◉ A healthy patient eats a regular, balanced diet and drinks 3,000
mL of liquids during a 24-hour period. In evaluating this patient's
urine output for the same 24-hour period, the nurse realizes that it
should total approximately how many mL? Answer: 3,000
, ◉ Which body fluid is the fluid within the cells, constituting about
70% of the total body water? Answer: Intracellular fluid (ICF)
◉ A client's most recent blood work indicates a K+ level of 7.2
mEq/L, a finding that constitutes hyperkalemia. For what signs and
symptoms should the nurse vigilantly monitor? Answer: Cardiac
irregularities
◉ By what route do oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the
lung? Answer: diffusion
◉ The nurse is caring for a client who was found after spending two
days without food or water in the desert and was admitted through
the Emergency Department. The client is severely dehydrated.
Which of the following are reasons why the human body requires
fluid? Select all that apply. Answer: • Facilitates cellular metabolism
• Helps maintain normal body temperature
• Acts as a solvent for electrolytes
◉ A nursing instructor is preparing a class presentation for a group
of nursing students on fluid balance and developmental
considerations. Which of the following would the instructor most
likely include when describing newborns and infants? Select all that
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ A client loses consciousness after strenuous exercise and needs to
be admitted to a health care facility. The client is diagnosed with
dehydration. The nurse knows that the client needs restoration of
which of the following? Answer: Electrolytes
◉ The oncoming nurse is assigned to the following patients. Which
patient should the nurse assess first? Answer: A newly admitted 88-
year-old with a two-day history of vomiting and loose stools
◉ A client is taking a diuretic that increases her urinary output.
What would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis on which to base
an educational plan? Answer: Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume
◉ A home care client reports weakness and leg cramps. Per order,
the nurse draws blood and requests a potassium level. What is the
rationale for this request? Answer: The nurse recognizes these
symptoms of hypokalemia.
◉ What is the lab test commonly used in the assessment and
treatment of acid-base balance? Answer: Arterial blood gas
,◉ Endurance athletes who exercise for long periods of time and
consume only water may experience a sodium deficit in their
extracellular fluid. What is this electrolyte imbalance known as?
Answer: Hyponatremia
◉ The client is admitted to the nurse's unit with a diagnosis of heart
failure. His heart is not pumping effectively, which is resulting in
edema and coarse crackles in his lungs. The term for this condition
is which of the following? Answer: Fluid volume excess
◉ A home care nurse is visiting a client with renal failure who is on
fluid restriction. The client tells the nurse, "I get thirsty very often.
What might help?" Which of the following would the nurse include
as a suggestion for this client? Answer: Avoid salty or excessively
sweet fluids.
◉ A nursing responsibility in managing IV therapy is to monitor the
fluid infusions and to replace the fluid containers as needed. Which
of the following is an accurate guideline for IV management that the
nurse should consider? Answer: It is the responsibility of the nurse
to provide ongoing verification of the IV solution and the infusion
rate with the physician's order.
◉ A healthy patient eats a regular, balanced diet and drinks 3,000
mL of liquids during a 24-hour period. In evaluating this patient's
urine output for the same 24-hour period, the nurse realizes that it
should total approximately how many mL? Answer: 3,000
, ◉ Which body fluid is the fluid within the cells, constituting about
70% of the total body water? Answer: Intracellular fluid (ICF)
◉ A client's most recent blood work indicates a K+ level of 7.2
mEq/L, a finding that constitutes hyperkalemia. For what signs and
symptoms should the nurse vigilantly monitor? Answer: Cardiac
irregularities
◉ By what route do oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the
lung? Answer: diffusion
◉ The nurse is caring for a client who was found after spending two
days without food or water in the desert and was admitted through
the Emergency Department. The client is severely dehydrated.
Which of the following are reasons why the human body requires
fluid? Select all that apply. Answer: • Facilitates cellular metabolism
• Helps maintain normal body temperature
• Acts as a solvent for electrolytes
◉ A nursing instructor is preparing a class presentation for a group
of nursing students on fluid balance and developmental
considerations. Which of the following would the instructor most
likely include when describing newborns and infants? Select all that
