NURS EXAM-COMPLEX HEALTH QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
The nurse is planning care for a patient with fluid volume overload and
hyponatremia. Which intervention should be included in this patient's plan of
care?
Administer Intravenous
fluids Restrict fluids
Provide Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate)
Administer intravenous Normal Saline with
Furosemide (Lasix) restrict fluids
A patient's blood gas show a pH of 7.53 and bicarbonate level of 36 mEq/L.
The nurse prepares to treat this patient for which acid-base disorder?
Respiratory
alkalosis
Metabolic
alkalosis
Respiratory
acidosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic
Alkalosis
A patient's serum potassium is 2.2 mEq/L. Which nursing action is the
highest priority for this patient?
Intiate cardiac
monitoring Intiate
seizure precuations
,NURS EXAM-COMPLEX HEALTH QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
Administer Sodium polystrene (Kayexalate) as
prescribe Start oxygen at 2L/ min
,NURS EXAM-COMPLEX HEALTH QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
initiate cardiac monitoring
A 61 year old client is admitted with pneumonia. Her ABG results are pH 7.46,
PaO2 94, PaCO2 30, HCO3 19, and SaO2 72%. The nurse interprets this as:
Metabolic
Alkalosis
Respiratory
Alkalosis
Respiratory
Acidosis
Metabolic Acidosis
Respiratory Alkalosis
A client is brought to the emergency department with a suspected narcotic
(heroin) overdose. The nurse anticipates that assessment findings and ABGs
will reveal:
restlessness and
hypoxemia agitation and
alkalosis
decreased level of consciousness and acidosis
tachypnea and acidosis
decreased level of consciousness and acidosis
A nurse is admitting a client who reports nausea, vomiting, and weakness.
Upon assessment, the client has dry oral mucous membranes, temperature
38.5 C (101.3 F), pulse 92/min, respiration 24/min, skin cool with tenting
present, and blood pressure 102/ 64 mm Hg. His urine is concentrated with a
high specific gravity. Which of the following is not a clinical manifestation of
fluid volume deficit?
Decreased skin
turgor Bradycardia
, NURS EXAM-COMPLEX HEALTH QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
Concentrated urine
Low-grade
fever
Bradycardia
A patient is being treated for an intestinal obstruction. The nurse inserts a
nasogastric tube and attaches it to low continuous suction. Which acid base
imbalance is the patient
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
The nurse is planning care for a patient with fluid volume overload and
hyponatremia. Which intervention should be included in this patient's plan of
care?
Administer Intravenous
fluids Restrict fluids
Provide Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate)
Administer intravenous Normal Saline with
Furosemide (Lasix) restrict fluids
A patient's blood gas show a pH of 7.53 and bicarbonate level of 36 mEq/L.
The nurse prepares to treat this patient for which acid-base disorder?
Respiratory
alkalosis
Metabolic
alkalosis
Respiratory
acidosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic
Alkalosis
A patient's serum potassium is 2.2 mEq/L. Which nursing action is the
highest priority for this patient?
Intiate cardiac
monitoring Intiate
seizure precuations
,NURS EXAM-COMPLEX HEALTH QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
Administer Sodium polystrene (Kayexalate) as
prescribe Start oxygen at 2L/ min
,NURS EXAM-COMPLEX HEALTH QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
initiate cardiac monitoring
A 61 year old client is admitted with pneumonia. Her ABG results are pH 7.46,
PaO2 94, PaCO2 30, HCO3 19, and SaO2 72%. The nurse interprets this as:
Metabolic
Alkalosis
Respiratory
Alkalosis
Respiratory
Acidosis
Metabolic Acidosis
Respiratory Alkalosis
A client is brought to the emergency department with a suspected narcotic
(heroin) overdose. The nurse anticipates that assessment findings and ABGs
will reveal:
restlessness and
hypoxemia agitation and
alkalosis
decreased level of consciousness and acidosis
tachypnea and acidosis
decreased level of consciousness and acidosis
A nurse is admitting a client who reports nausea, vomiting, and weakness.
Upon assessment, the client has dry oral mucous membranes, temperature
38.5 C (101.3 F), pulse 92/min, respiration 24/min, skin cool with tenting
present, and blood pressure 102/ 64 mm Hg. His urine is concentrated with a
high specific gravity. Which of the following is not a clinical manifestation of
fluid volume deficit?
Decreased skin
turgor Bradycardia
, NURS EXAM-COMPLEX HEALTH QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2022 UPDATE
Concentrated urine
Low-grade
fever
Bradycardia
A patient is being treated for an intestinal obstruction. The nurse inserts a
nasogastric tube and attaches it to low continuous suction. Which acid base
imbalance is the patient
