Exam Coverage:
Nutrition fundamentals, fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base
balance, intake and output, dehydration/overload, and nursing
interventions.
The RNSG 1533 Exam 2: Nutrition and Fluid & Electrolytes (F&E)
evaluates knowledge of maintaining body balance through proper
nutrition and fluid regulation. It focuses on assessing patients,
identifying imbalances, and applying appropriate nursing care to
manage conditions like electrolyte disturbances and fluid deficits or
excesses.
,A child is diagnosed with short bowel syndrome. What would the
nurse expect to be included in the child's plan of care? (Select all that
apply.)
Total parenteral nutrition
Immunosuppressants
Laxatives
Antibiotics
Vitamin supplements
Total parenteral nutrition
Antibiotics
Vitamin supplements
,The nurse has performed client teaching to a 15-year-old child with
Crohn disease, and parents regarding the cobblestone lesions in the
child's small intestine. Which comment by the child indicates learning
occurred?
"It's unusual for someone my age to get Crohn disease."
"I may end up with a colectomy because the disease is continuous
from the beginning to the end of my intestines."
"I have to be careful because I am prone to not absorbing nutrients."
"I have a lot of diarrhea every day because of how my small intestine is
damaged."
"I have to be careful because I am prone to not absorbing nutrients."
, The nurse is developing a teaching plan for the parents of an 11-
month-old infant with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The
child will be managed medically. What actions would the nurse
incorporate into the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
Giving the child small frequent feedings
Thinning the formula with water to ease flow
Administering prokinetics to empty the stomach quickly
Burping the infant at the end of the feeding
Keeping the child upright for 30 minutes after feeding
Giving the child small frequent feedings
Administering prokinetics to empty the stomach quickly
Keeping the child upright for 30 minutes after feeding