PAT 201 Practice Questions | Questions with 100% Verified
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: How are secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and the
perception of thirst stimulated?
Answer: Increase in plasma osmolality
Question: The nurse is assessing a client who has been experiencing a
high fever with excessive perspiration and diarrhea, with a
plasma sodium level of 150 mmol/L. Which clinical
manifestation would the nurse associate with these
assessment findings?
Answer: -Oliguria
Question: Which arterial blood gas values should the nurse associate
with a client reporting surgical pain who has a BP of 142/86, a
heart rate of 104/minute, and a respiratory rate of 34/minute?
Answer: -pH 7.51, PCO2 29, HCO3- 24
Question: Which mechanisms would promote homeostasis when the pH
is 7.2? - acidic = build up of acids and lack of breathing
Answer: -Kussmaul respirations; kidneys reabsorb bicarbonate
Question: A 26-year-old client has been admitted with suspected
hyponatremia after drinking sevexral litres of tap water in a
couple of hours. What would the nurse assess for?
Answer: Lethargy, headache, confusion
Apprehension, seizures, coma
Question: When treating fluid imbalances, which is the ultimate goal of
care?
Answer: -To diagnose and correct the underlying cause
Question: the nurse is caring for a client with a serum sodium level of 110
mmol/L. Which solution will be used to treat this condition?
Answer: -0.9% sodium chloride
Question: Which intravenous solution ordered by the doctor replaces an
intracellular fluid volume deficit?
Answer: -isotonic
Question: What are the processes required to move large particles and
particles with electrical charges across membranes?
Answer: -Diffusion and active transport
, Question: A nurse is scheduled to administer a potassium supplement to
a client. Which priority action should the nurse take prior to
administering the drug?
Answer: -Check the client's potassium level from the morning labs.
Question: The nurse is caring for a client with an extracellular fluid
volume deficit. The nurse is aware that which compensatory
mechanism is initiated in the presence of an extracellular fluid
volume deficit?
Answer: -Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Question: -The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease who has polycythemia (an increased
number of RBCs). What is the most likely cause of this finding?
Answer: -Significant hypoxemia
Question: Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse to
report to the doctor?
Answer: -Potassium 2.9 mmol/
Question: The nurse is assisting a client to master the use of a steroid
inhaler. The client says, "Can't I take this in a pill form instead of
an inhaler?" What information should be included in the
nurse's response?
Answer: Inhalers produce their effect locally, thus reducing adverse effects of the steroid
Question: -A nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is at the highest
risk of developing metabolic alkalosis?
Answer: -A 20-year-old who has been regularly inducing themselves to vomit following binge
eating
Question: Which client is at greatest risk for an electrolyte imbalance?
Answer: -A 77-year-old with a urinary tract infection
Question: The nurse is caring for an orthopedic surgical client with mild
intermittent asthma. During the second postoperative day, the
client has an asthma attack while eating lunch. Which
classification of drug would the nurse anticipate to
administer?
Answer: -A short-acting B2-adrenergic agonist
Question: As a consequence of long-standing lung disease, a client is in
a chronic state of hypoxia. The nurse should anticipate which
conditions?
Answer: -Hyperventilation
-Metabolic alkalosis
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: How are secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and the
perception of thirst stimulated?
Answer: Increase in plasma osmolality
Question: The nurse is assessing a client who has been experiencing a
high fever with excessive perspiration and diarrhea, with a
plasma sodium level of 150 mmol/L. Which clinical
manifestation would the nurse associate with these
assessment findings?
Answer: -Oliguria
Question: Which arterial blood gas values should the nurse associate
with a client reporting surgical pain who has a BP of 142/86, a
heart rate of 104/minute, and a respiratory rate of 34/minute?
Answer: -pH 7.51, PCO2 29, HCO3- 24
Question: Which mechanisms would promote homeostasis when the pH
is 7.2? - acidic = build up of acids and lack of breathing
Answer: -Kussmaul respirations; kidneys reabsorb bicarbonate
Question: A 26-year-old client has been admitted with suspected
hyponatremia after drinking sevexral litres of tap water in a
couple of hours. What would the nurse assess for?
Answer: Lethargy, headache, confusion
Apprehension, seizures, coma
Question: When treating fluid imbalances, which is the ultimate goal of
care?
Answer: -To diagnose and correct the underlying cause
Question: the nurse is caring for a client with a serum sodium level of 110
mmol/L. Which solution will be used to treat this condition?
Answer: -0.9% sodium chloride
Question: Which intravenous solution ordered by the doctor replaces an
intracellular fluid volume deficit?
Answer: -isotonic
Question: What are the processes required to move large particles and
particles with electrical charges across membranes?
Answer: -Diffusion and active transport
, Question: A nurse is scheduled to administer a potassium supplement to
a client. Which priority action should the nurse take prior to
administering the drug?
Answer: -Check the client's potassium level from the morning labs.
Question: The nurse is caring for a client with an extracellular fluid
volume deficit. The nurse is aware that which compensatory
mechanism is initiated in the presence of an extracellular fluid
volume deficit?
Answer: -Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Question: -The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease who has polycythemia (an increased
number of RBCs). What is the most likely cause of this finding?
Answer: -Significant hypoxemia
Question: Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse to
report to the doctor?
Answer: -Potassium 2.9 mmol/
Question: The nurse is assisting a client to master the use of a steroid
inhaler. The client says, "Can't I take this in a pill form instead of
an inhaler?" What information should be included in the
nurse's response?
Answer: Inhalers produce their effect locally, thus reducing adverse effects of the steroid
Question: -A nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is at the highest
risk of developing metabolic alkalosis?
Answer: -A 20-year-old who has been regularly inducing themselves to vomit following binge
eating
Question: Which client is at greatest risk for an electrolyte imbalance?
Answer: -A 77-year-old with a urinary tract infection
Question: The nurse is caring for an orthopedic surgical client with mild
intermittent asthma. During the second postoperative day, the
client has an asthma attack while eating lunch. Which
classification of drug would the nurse anticipate to
administer?
Answer: -A short-acting B2-adrenergic agonist
Question: As a consequence of long-standing lung disease, a client is in
a chronic state of hypoxia. The nurse should anticipate which
conditions?
Answer: -Hyperventilation
-Metabolic alkalosis
