NSG 4800 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The nurse is preparing to care for a client with a potassium deficit. The nurse
reviews the client's record and determines that the client is at risk for developing the
potassium deficit because of which situation? (Scroll for Answer)
Sustained tissue damage
Requires nasogastric suction
Has a history of Addison's disease
Uric acid level of 9.4 mg/dL (559 mmol/L) - ✔✔2, The normal serum potassium level is
3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L). A potassium deficit is known as hypokalemia.
Potassium-rich gastrointestinal fluids are lost through gastrointestinal suction, placing
the client at risk for hypokalemia. The client with tissue damage or Addison's disease
and the client with hyperuricemia are at risk for hyperkalemia. The normal uric acid level
for a female is 2.7 to 7.3 mg/dL (16 to 0.43 mmol/L) and for a male is 4.0 to 8.5 mg/dL
(0.24 to 0.51 mmol/L). Hyperuricemia is a cause of hyperkalemia.
✔✔A male client has a tentative diagnosis of urethritis. The nurse should assess the
client for which manifestation of the disorder? (Scroll for Answer)
Hematuria and pyuria
Hematuria and urgency
Dysuria and proteinuria
Dysuria and penile discharge - ✔✔4, Urethritis in the male client often results from
chlamydial infection and is characterized by dysuria, which is accompanied by a clear to
mucopurulent discharge. Because this disorder often coexists with gonorrhea,
diagnostic tests are done for both and include culture and rapid assays. Hematuria is
not associated with urethritis. Proteinuria is associated with kidney dysfunction.
✔✔Hemoglobin- Hgb - ✔✔12-18
✔✔Hematocrit- Hct - ✔✔37-52
✔✔WBC - ✔✔5-10
, ✔✔Platelet - ✔✔150-400
✔✔Prothrombin time-PT - ✔✔11-12.5 seconds
✔✔INR - ✔✔0.9-1.2 seconds
✔✔PTT - ✔✔20-30 seconds
✔✔Aptt - ✔✔30-40 seconds
✔✔Sodium-Na - ✔✔135-145
✔✔Potassium- K - ✔✔3.5-5
✔✔Creatinine - ✔✔0.5-1.2
✔✔Calcium-Ca - ✔✔9-10.5
✔✔Chloride-Cl - ✔✔98-106
✔✔Billirubin - ✔✔0.3-1
✔✔Albumin - ✔✔3.5-5
✔✔Iron (child) - ✔✔50-120
✔✔Magnesium - ✔✔1.5-2.5
✔✔Specific gravity - ✔✔1.005-1.030
✔✔Newborn VS - ✔✔HR: 110-170
BP: 60-85/40-55
Temp: 97.6-99.3
RR: 30-60
✔✔Infant VS - ✔✔HR: 90-160
BP: 65-100/55-65
temp: 97.6-99.5
RR: 30-53
✔✔Toddler VS - ✔✔HR: 80-140
BP: 90-105/55-70
temp: 97.6-99.5
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The nurse is preparing to care for a client with a potassium deficit. The nurse
reviews the client's record and determines that the client is at risk for developing the
potassium deficit because of which situation? (Scroll for Answer)
Sustained tissue damage
Requires nasogastric suction
Has a history of Addison's disease
Uric acid level of 9.4 mg/dL (559 mmol/L) - ✔✔2, The normal serum potassium level is
3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L). A potassium deficit is known as hypokalemia.
Potassium-rich gastrointestinal fluids are lost through gastrointestinal suction, placing
the client at risk for hypokalemia. The client with tissue damage or Addison's disease
and the client with hyperuricemia are at risk for hyperkalemia. The normal uric acid level
for a female is 2.7 to 7.3 mg/dL (16 to 0.43 mmol/L) and for a male is 4.0 to 8.5 mg/dL
(0.24 to 0.51 mmol/L). Hyperuricemia is a cause of hyperkalemia.
✔✔A male client has a tentative diagnosis of urethritis. The nurse should assess the
client for which manifestation of the disorder? (Scroll for Answer)
Hematuria and pyuria
Hematuria and urgency
Dysuria and proteinuria
Dysuria and penile discharge - ✔✔4, Urethritis in the male client often results from
chlamydial infection and is characterized by dysuria, which is accompanied by a clear to
mucopurulent discharge. Because this disorder often coexists with gonorrhea,
diagnostic tests are done for both and include culture and rapid assays. Hematuria is
not associated with urethritis. Proteinuria is associated with kidney dysfunction.
✔✔Hemoglobin- Hgb - ✔✔12-18
✔✔Hematocrit- Hct - ✔✔37-52
✔✔WBC - ✔✔5-10
, ✔✔Platelet - ✔✔150-400
✔✔Prothrombin time-PT - ✔✔11-12.5 seconds
✔✔INR - ✔✔0.9-1.2 seconds
✔✔PTT - ✔✔20-30 seconds
✔✔Aptt - ✔✔30-40 seconds
✔✔Sodium-Na - ✔✔135-145
✔✔Potassium- K - ✔✔3.5-5
✔✔Creatinine - ✔✔0.5-1.2
✔✔Calcium-Ca - ✔✔9-10.5
✔✔Chloride-Cl - ✔✔98-106
✔✔Billirubin - ✔✔0.3-1
✔✔Albumin - ✔✔3.5-5
✔✔Iron (child) - ✔✔50-120
✔✔Magnesium - ✔✔1.5-2.5
✔✔Specific gravity - ✔✔1.005-1.030
✔✔Newborn VS - ✔✔HR: 110-170
BP: 60-85/40-55
Temp: 97.6-99.3
RR: 30-60
✔✔Infant VS - ✔✔HR: 90-160
BP: 65-100/55-65
temp: 97.6-99.5
RR: 30-53
✔✔Toddler VS - ✔✔HR: 80-140
BP: 90-105/55-70
temp: 97.6-99.5
