ATI Fluid and Electrolytes Exam 2 2024 VERIFIED A+ GRADE WITH 100% CORRECT QUESTION AND ANSWERS

ATI Fluid and Electrolytes Exam 2 2024 VERIFIED A+ GRADE
WITH 100% CORRECT QUESTION AND ANSWERS


AQclientQwithQaQsuspectedQoverdoseQofQanQunknownQdrugQisQadmittedQtoQtheQemergencyQdepart
ment.QArterialQbloodQgasQvaluesQindicateQrespiratoryQacidosis.QWhatQshouldQtheQnurseQdoQfirst?

Qa)QMonitorQtheQclient'sQheartQrhythm.
Qb)QPrepareQtoQassistQwithQventilation.
Qc)QObtainQaQurineQspecimenQforQdrugQscreening.

Qd)QPrepareQforQgastricQlavage.Q-QPrepareQtoQassistQwithQventilation.



TheQnurseQisQassessingQresidentsQatQaQsummerQpicnicQatQtheQnursingQfacility.QTheQnurseQexpress
esQconcernQdueQtoQtheQhighQheatQandQhumidityQofQtheQday.QAlthoughQtheQfacilityQisQofferingQth
eQresidentsQplentyQofQfluidsQforQfluidQmaintenance,QtheQnurseQisQmostQconcernedQaboutQwhich?

Qa)QLungQfunction
Qb)QCardiovascularQcompromise
Qc)Q InsensibleQfluidQloss

Qd)QSummerQallergiesQ-Q InsensibleQfluidQloss



AQclientQinQtheQemergencyQdepartmentQreportsQthatQheQhasQbeenQvomitingQexcessivelyQforQtheQp
astQ2Qdays.QHisQarterialQbloodQgasQanalysisQshowsQaQpHQofQ7.50,QpartialQpressureQofQarterialQcar
bonQdioxideQ(PaCO2)QofQ43QmmQHg,QpartialQpressureQofQarterialQoxygenQ(PaO2)QofQ75QmmQHg,
QandQbicarbonateQ(HCO3-

)QofQ42QmEq/L.QBasedQonQtheseQfindings,QtheQnurseQdocumentsQthatQtheQclientQisQexperiencingQ
whichQtypeQofQacid-baseQimbalance?

Qa)QRespiratoryQacidosis
Qb)QRespiratoryQalkalosis

Qc)QMetabolicQalkalosis

Qd)QMetabolicQacidosisQ-QMetabolicQalkalosis



WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQconsideredQanQisotonicQsolution?

Qa)Q3%QNaCl
Qb)Q0.9%QnormalQsaline
Qc)Q0.45%QnormalQsaline

Qd)QDextranQinQNSQ-Q0.9%QnormalQsaline



PatientsQdiagnosedQwithQhypervolemiaQshouldQavoidQsweetQorQdryQfoodQbecause

Qa)QitQcanQcauseQdehydration.
Qb)QitQobstructsQwaterQelimination.
Qc)QitQincreasesQtheQpatient'sQdesireQtoQconsumeQfluid.

Qd)QitQcanQleadQtoQweightQgain.Q-QitQincreasesQtheQpatient'sQdesireQtoQconsumeQfluid.



WhichQofQtheQfollowingQarterialQbloodQgasQresultsQwouldQbeQconsistentQwithQmetabolicQalkalosis
?

,Qa)QpHQ7.26
Qb)QSerumQbicarbonateQofQ21QmEq/L
Qc)QpHQ7.30

Qd)QSerumQbicarbonateQofQ28QmEq/LQ-QSerumQbicarbonateQofQ28QmEq/L



WhichQofQtheQfollowingQareQtheQinsensibleQmechanismsQofQfluidQloss?

Qa)QUrination
Qb)QNausea
Qc)QBowelQelimination

Qd)QBreathingQ-QBreathing



OralQintakeQisQcontrolledQbyQtheQthirstQcenter,QlocatedQinQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQcerebralQareas?

Qa)QHypothalamus
Qb)QCerebellum
Qc)QThalamus

Qd)QBrainstemQ-QHypothalamus



WhenQevaluatingQarterialQbloodQgasesQ(ABGs),QwhichQvalueQisQconsistentQwithQmetabolicQalkal
osis?

Qa)QPaCOQ36
Qb)QpHQ7.48

Qc)QHCOQ21QmEq/L

Qd)QOQsaturationQ95%Q-QpHQ7.48



AQ64-year-
oldQclientQisQbroughtQinQtoQtheQclinicQwithQthirsty,Qdry,QstickyQmucousQmembranes,QdecreasedQ
urineQoutput,Qfever,QaQroughQtongue,QandQlethargy.QSerumQsodiumQlevelQisQaboveQ145QmEq/L.Q
ShouldQtheQnurseQstartQsaltQtabletsQwhenQcaringQforQthisQclient?

Qa)QNo,QsodiumQintakeQshouldQbeQrestricted.
Qb)QNo,QstartQwithQtheQsodiumQchlorideQIV.
Qc)QYes,QthisQwillQcorrectQtheQsodiumQdeficit.

Qd)QYes,QalongQwithQtheQhypotonicQIV.Q-QNo,QsodiumQintakeQshouldQbeQrestricted.



AQclientQhospitalizedQforQtreatmentQofQaQpulmonaryQembolismQdevelopsQrespiratoryQalkalosis.Q
WhichQclinicalQfindingsQcommonlyQaccompanyQrespiratoryQalkalosis?

Qa)QNauseaQorQvomiting
Qb)QAbdominalQpainQorQdiarrhea
Qc)QHallucinationsQorQtinnitus

Qd)QLight-headednessQorQparesthesiaQ-QLight-headednessQorQparesthesia

, AQclientQhasQtheQfollowingQarterialQbloodQgasQ(ABG)Qvalues:QpH,Q7.12;QpartialQpressureQofQarte
rialQcarbonQdioxideQ(PaCO2),Q40QmmQHg;QandQbicarbonateQ(HCO3-
),Q15QmEq/L.QTheseQABGQvaluesQsuggestQwhichQdisorder?

Qa)QMetabolicQacidosis
Qb)QRespiratoryQalkalosis
Qc)QMetabolicQalkalosis

Qd)QRespiratoryQacidosisQ-QMetabolicQacidosis



TheQnurseQisQinstructingQaQpatientQwithQrecurrentQhyperkalemiaQaboutQfollowingQaQpotassium-
QrestrictedQdiet.QWhichQofQtheQfollowingQpatientQstatementsQindicatesQtheQneedQforQadditionalQi

nstruction?

Qa)Q"BananasQhaveQaQlotQofQpotassiumQinQthem,QI'llQstopQbuyingQthem."
Qb)Q"IQneedQtoQcheckQifQmyQcolaQbeverageQhasQpotassiumQinQit."
Qc)Q"IQwillQnotQsaltQmyQfood,QinsteadQ I'llQuseQsaltQsubstitute."

Qd)Q"I'llQdrinkQcranberryQjuiceQwithQmyQbreakfastQinsteadQofQcoffee."Q-

Q"IQwillQnotQsaltQmyQfood,QinsteadQI'llQuseQsaltQsubstitute."



TheQnurseQisQcaringQforQaQpatientQdiagnosedQwithQhyperchloremia.QSignsQandQsymptomsQofQhyp
erchloremiaQincludeQwhichQofQtheQfollowing?QSelectQallQthatQapply.

Qa)QTachypnea
Qb)QHypotension
Qc)QDehydration

Qd)QLethargy

Qe)QWeaknessQ-Q•QTachypnea

• Weakness
• Lethargy

AQclientQpresentsQwithQanorexia,QnauseaQandQvomiting,QdeepQboneQpain,QandQconstipation.QTheQ
followingQareQtheQclient'sQlaboratoryQvalues.

NaQ+Q130QmEq/L
QKQ+Q4.6QmEq/L

Q ClQ-

Q94QmEq/LQMgQ+

+Q2.8Qmg/dLQCaQ
++Q13Qmg/dL

WhichQofQtheQfollowingQalterationsQisQconsistentQwithQtheQclient'sQfindings?


Qa)QHyperkalemia
Qb)QHyponatremia
Qc)QHypermagnesemia

Qd)QHypercalcemiaQ-QHypercalcemia