Pearson Study Guide Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
The nurse is preparing a plan of care for a client diagnosed with an extracellular fluid
imbalance. Which interventions should the nurse anticipate implementing in the plan of
care?
- give the client unlimited amoun of oral intake
-take daily weight
-assess the clients ability to complete self-care
-monitor intake and output
-monitor serum electrolytes - Answer--take daily weight
-monitor intake and output
-monitor serum electrolytes
The nurse is completing discharge teaching with a client diagnosed with congestive
heart failure. The instructions should include which findings for the client to notify the
health care provider about regarding fluid volume excess?
- urine output of 320 ml in 8 hours
-dizziness when standing
-dry mouth
-five-pound weight gain in a week
-cough with increased sputum production - Answer--five pound weight gain in a week
-cough with increases sputum production
The nurse is preparing a teaching plan on the physiology of fluids and electrolytes to
discuss with a group of nurses during orientation. Which teaching points should the
nurse include
-protein is a substance in the body that is a solvent
-fluids and electrolytes play a major role in maintaining homeostasis
-osmosis is the movement of solutes from a higher concentration to a lower
concentration
-most extracellular fluid is interstitial
-glucose and electrolytes are locate din intracellular fluid - Answer--fluids and
electrolytes play a major role in maintaining homeostasis
-most extracellular fluid is interstitial
-glucose and electrolytes are locate din intracellular fluid
excessive perspiration is an example of - Answer-osmosis
what increases the rate of diffusion of solutions from a higher concentration to a lower
concentration - Answer-increased body temperature.
Animals that migrate great distances would obtain the greatest energetic benefit of
storing chemical energy as _____. - Answer-Fats
Correct Answers
The nurse is preparing a plan of care for a client diagnosed with an extracellular fluid
imbalance. Which interventions should the nurse anticipate implementing in the plan of
care?
- give the client unlimited amoun of oral intake
-take daily weight
-assess the clients ability to complete self-care
-monitor intake and output
-monitor serum electrolytes - Answer--take daily weight
-monitor intake and output
-monitor serum electrolytes
The nurse is completing discharge teaching with a client diagnosed with congestive
heart failure. The instructions should include which findings for the client to notify the
health care provider about regarding fluid volume excess?
- urine output of 320 ml in 8 hours
-dizziness when standing
-dry mouth
-five-pound weight gain in a week
-cough with increased sputum production - Answer--five pound weight gain in a week
-cough with increases sputum production
The nurse is preparing a teaching plan on the physiology of fluids and electrolytes to
discuss with a group of nurses during orientation. Which teaching points should the
nurse include
-protein is a substance in the body that is a solvent
-fluids and electrolytes play a major role in maintaining homeostasis
-osmosis is the movement of solutes from a higher concentration to a lower
concentration
-most extracellular fluid is interstitial
-glucose and electrolytes are locate din intracellular fluid - Answer--fluids and
electrolytes play a major role in maintaining homeostasis
-most extracellular fluid is interstitial
-glucose and electrolytes are locate din intracellular fluid
excessive perspiration is an example of - Answer-osmosis
what increases the rate of diffusion of solutions from a higher concentration to a lower
concentration - Answer-increased body temperature.
Animals that migrate great distances would obtain the greatest energetic benefit of
storing chemical energy as _____. - Answer-Fats
