NSG 3800/3850 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NSG 3800/3850 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. how do we lose electrolytes?
Answer:
sweating, vomiting/diarrhea, urine, lung expansion

Question:
2. what is the normal range for sodium?
Answer:
135-145

Question:
3. how do sodium imbalances occur?
Answer:
due to cellular fluid shifts

Question:
4. what is hyponatremia?
Answer:
low sodium in the blood

Question:
5. what are the causes of hyponatremia?
Answer:
- excessive sweating
- loop/thiazide diuretics
- ng tube continuous suction

Question:
6. what are the s/s of hyponatremia?
Answer:
- headache
- lethargy
- papilledema
- weight gain and edema
- n/v

Question:
7. what is a nursing intervention for hyponatremia?
Answer:
monitor for cns (neuro) changes

, Question:
8. what is the cause of hypernatremia?
Answer:
hypertonic enteral feeding/receiving GT tube without any water flushes

Question:
9. what are the s/s of hypernatremia?
Answer:
- neuro deficits (confusion)
- seziures

Question:
10. what is a nursing intervention for hypernatremia?
Answer:
assess deep tendon reflexes

Question:
11. what is the treatment for hypernatremia?
Answer:
diuretics and hypotonic IVF (5% d5w)

Question:
12. what is the normal range for potassium?
Answer:
3.5-5

Question:
13. what does hypokalemia affect?
Answer:
resting membrane potential of the cell that will result in skeletal muscle weakness

Question:
14. what is the cause of hypokalemia?
Answer:
loop/thiazide diuretics (you are urinating K+ out)

Question:
15. what are the s/s of hypokalemia?
Answer:
- weakness/fatigue
- arrhythmias
- weak/irregular pulse

Question:
16. what are nursing interventions for hypokalemia?