NUR 2038 Final EXAM 2025 100%CORRECT
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client with end-stage renal disease. Which clinical
indicators of end-stage renal disease should the nurse expect? Select all
that apply.
1. Polyuria
2. Jaundice
3. Azotemia
4. Hypertension
5. Polycythemia - >>3. Azotemia
ANSWER
4. Hypertension
A nurse teaches a client with chronic renal failure that salt substitutes
cannot be used in the diet. What is the rationale for the nurse's instruction?
1. A person's body tends to retain fluid when a salt substitute is included in
the diet.
2. Limiting salt substitutes in the diet prevents a buildup of waste products
in the blood.
3. Salt substitutes contain potassium, which must be limited to prevent
abnormal heartbeats.
4. A substance in the salt substitute interferes with the transfer of fluid
across capillary membranes, resulting in anasarca. - ANSWER>>3. Salt
substitutes contain potassium, which must be limited to prevent abnormal
heartbeats.
A nurse is caring for a client with end-stage renal disease. For which
clinical indicator should the nurse monitor the client?
1. Polyuria
, 2. Jaundice
3. Azotemia
4. Hypotension - >>3. Azotemia
ANSWER A nurse is caring for a client with
chronic kidney failure. What should the nurse teach the client to limit the
intake of to help control uremia associated with end-stage renal disease
(ESRD)?
1. Fluid
2. Protein
3. Sodium
4. Potassium - >>2. Protein (0.6g/kg/day)
ANSWER While the nurse is at the
bedside of a client in acute renal failure, the client states, "My healthcare
provider said that I will be getting some insulin. Do I also have diabetes?"
What is the best nursing response?
1. "No, the insulin will help your body handle the increased potassium
level."
2. "I suggest that you ask your healthcare provider that question."
3. "You probably had an elevated blood glucose level, so your healthcare
provider is being cautious."
4. "No, but insulin will reduce the toxins in your blood by lowering your
metabolic rate." - >>1. "No, the insulin will help your body handle
ANSWER
the increased potassium level."
A nurse in the pediatric unit is reviewing the arterial blood gas values of a
4-year-old child recovering from severe dehydration. Which results most
accurately reflect the child's recovery?
1. pH 7.40, Po 2 85 mm Hg, Pco 2 40 mm Hg
2. pH 7.50, Po 2 85 mm Hg,Pco 2 35 mm Hg
3. pH 7.25, Po 2 60 mm Hg, Pco 2 50 mm Hg
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client with end-stage renal disease. Which clinical
indicators of end-stage renal disease should the nurse expect? Select all
that apply.
1. Polyuria
2. Jaundice
3. Azotemia
4. Hypertension
5. Polycythemia - >>3. Azotemia
ANSWER
4. Hypertension
A nurse teaches a client with chronic renal failure that salt substitutes
cannot be used in the diet. What is the rationale for the nurse's instruction?
1. A person's body tends to retain fluid when a salt substitute is included in
the diet.
2. Limiting salt substitutes in the diet prevents a buildup of waste products
in the blood.
3. Salt substitutes contain potassium, which must be limited to prevent
abnormal heartbeats.
4. A substance in the salt substitute interferes with the transfer of fluid
across capillary membranes, resulting in anasarca. - ANSWER>>3. Salt
substitutes contain potassium, which must be limited to prevent abnormal
heartbeats.
A nurse is caring for a client with end-stage renal disease. For which
clinical indicator should the nurse monitor the client?
1. Polyuria
, 2. Jaundice
3. Azotemia
4. Hypotension - >>3. Azotemia
ANSWER A nurse is caring for a client with
chronic kidney failure. What should the nurse teach the client to limit the
intake of to help control uremia associated with end-stage renal disease
(ESRD)?
1. Fluid
2. Protein
3. Sodium
4. Potassium - >>2. Protein (0.6g/kg/day)
ANSWER While the nurse is at the
bedside of a client in acute renal failure, the client states, "My healthcare
provider said that I will be getting some insulin. Do I also have diabetes?"
What is the best nursing response?
1. "No, the insulin will help your body handle the increased potassium
level."
2. "I suggest that you ask your healthcare provider that question."
3. "You probably had an elevated blood glucose level, so your healthcare
provider is being cautious."
4. "No, but insulin will reduce the toxins in your blood by lowering your
metabolic rate." - >>1. "No, the insulin will help your body handle
ANSWER
the increased potassium level."
A nurse in the pediatric unit is reviewing the arterial blood gas values of a
4-year-old child recovering from severe dehydration. Which results most
accurately reflect the child's recovery?
1. pH 7.40, Po 2 85 mm Hg, Pco 2 40 mm Hg
2. pH 7.50, Po 2 85 mm Hg,Pco 2 35 mm Hg
3. pH 7.25, Po 2 60 mm Hg, Pco 2 50 mm Hg
