NUR 325 Exam 2 Review Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 | 100% Pass

NUR 325 Exam 2 Review Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 | 100% Pass Which health condition is LEAST likely to cause fluid and electrolyte imbalances? - Vomiting and diarrhea - Breaking a leg - Renal failure - Congestive heart failure (CHF) B (Breaking a leg is least likely to cause fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Conditions like vomiting, diarrhea, renal failure, and CHF can all disrupt fluid and electrolyte balance.) Which group of symptoms would suggest potential fluid and electrolyte imbalances in a patient? - Tinnitus, erythema, shortness of breath - Petechiae, fever, low blood pressure - Unexplained nausea, dizziness, edema - Tachycardia, drowsiness, nausea C (Unexplained nausea, dizziness, edema are symptoms that may indicate fluid and electrolyte imbalances. The other options suggest different conditions.) A patient asks the nurse for recommendations regarding bladder health. What is a key recommendation the nurse should make? - Eat foods high in fiber. - Drink 6 to 8 glasses of noncaffeinated fluids daily. - Exercise in the morning and evening. - Visit the urologist once yearly. B (Drinking 6 to 8 glasses of noncaffeinated fluids daily supports bladder health by preventing urine stagnation. While the other options promote general health, they are not specifically targeted at bladder health.) The nurse instructs an unlicensed assistant about toileting a confused patient in restraints. How can the nurse confirm the assistant understands the procedure? - The patient must remain in the restraints all day. - The patient needs to be toileted to maintain a regular schedule. - The patient should be provided with adult briefs for incontinence. - The patient will use the call bell when feeling the urge to void. B (Toileting the patient to maintain a regular schedule is essential and ensures basic care needs are met. The other options do not address the patient's toileting needs appropriately.) If a patient has a colostomy in the ascending colon, what stool consistency should the nurse expect in the colostomy device? - Stool would be dark. - Stool would be formed. - Stool would be loose. - Stool would have flecks of blood.