Unit 10:NSG 3100 Unit 10/ Questions & Answers:NSG 3100 Unit 10 Exam: Latest Updated 2026

Know the most reliable indicator of fluid volume status. a. Body weight 2. Know clinical manifestations of fluid volume excess and deficit. a. Fluid Volume excess: weight gain, edema, hypertension, abnormal lung sounds, cough, dyspnea b. Fluid volume deficit: (Hypo) confusion, thirst, dry mucous membranes, orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia, weak/thready pulse, decreased skin turgor, decreased urine output, prolonged capillary refill, (Hypertonic) flush dry skin dry/sticky mucous, increased body temp, irritability, seizures coma 3. Know what lab values a nurse would find in a patient with dehydration. (Table 39.5) a. 1.030 Specific gravity b. Increased Hemocratic Males 52 Females 48 c. 20 BUN d. 145 sodium 4. What nursing interventions would you take if your patient had fluid overload and what assessment? a. Interventions: restrict fluids, administer diuretics, restrict sodium, high fowler, give O2 as needed, Diagnostic test, Skin Turgor/mucous membranes b. c. Assessment: Monito V/S, monitor I&O, Assess Resp (SOB, crackles in lungs, decreased O2), Assess BP check for edema, 5. Know about hypotonic IV solutions. This type of fluid causes shifts from where to where in the body? a. Osmosis moves water from low to high. Because the fluid has a lower osmolarity than body fluid the fluid will fill the cell causes it to swell. 6. Identify foods/fluid to measure for fluid intake and how to compute intake. 7. Know normal arterial blood gas results for acid/base imbalances. (Table 39.10) a. pH 7.35-7.45 CO2- 35-45 HCO3 22-28 PO2 80-100 SaO2 95-100 b. ROME i. Respiratory ii. Opposite iii. Metabolic iv. Equal2 c. Respiratory Acidosis PH ↓ PAC02 ↑ HC03 normal d. Respiratory Alkalosis PH ↑ PAC02 ↓ HC03 normal e. Metabolic Acidosis PH ↓ PAC02 normal HC03 ↓ f. Metabolic Alkalosis PH ↑ PAC02 normal HC03 ↑