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ATI-Fluid, Electrolyte, And Acid/Base
Regulation Exam & Verified Answers
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about using the nursing process when
caring for a client who had an acid-base imbalance. The nurse should include that
the stages of the nursing process should be performed in what order? - correct-
answer - Assessment
Analysis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
A nurse is assessing a client who has been receiving IV therapy for several days
and notes that the client's daily weight has increased. The nurse should identify
that the client is at increased risk for developing which of the following IV-realted
complications? - correct-answer - Circulatory overload
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The nurse should identify that a client who has been receiving IV therapy and
whose daily weight has increased is at risk for circulatory overload. The nurse
should assess the client for other indications of circulatory overload, including
tachycardia, increased blood pressure, edema, cough, and tachypnea. The nurse
should also inform the provider of the client's increased weight.
A nurse is preparing to administer 1,950 mL of 0.45% sodium chloride IV to infuse
over 13 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round
the answer to the nearest whole number) - correct-answer - 150 mL/hr
A nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas (ABG) values for a client and notes the
following results: pH 7.49, PaCO2 39mm Hg, and HCO3- 35 mEq/L. The nurse
should interpret this ABG reading as an indication of which of the following acid-
base imbalances? - correct-answer - Metabolic alkalosis
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This client's ABG values indicate metabolic alkalosis. Metabolic alkalosis is
indicated by a pH value above the expected reference range of 7.35 to 7.45, an
HCO3- value above the expected reference range of 21 to 28 mEq/L, and a PaCO2
level within the expected reference range of 35 to 45 mm Hg.
A nurse is participating in a blood drive and is taking a donation from a client who
has type A- blood. The client asks the nurse what blood types can receive their
blood donation. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A+, B+, O+, AB-, AB+, A- - correct-answer - A+
AB-
AB+
A-
A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory results. Which of the following results
should the nurse report to the provider? - correct-answer - Magnesium 3 mEq/L
ATI-Fluid, Electrolyte, And Acid/Base
Regulation Exam & Verified Answers
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about using the nursing process when
caring for a client who had an acid-base imbalance. The nurse should include that
the stages of the nursing process should be performed in what order? - correct-
answer - Assessment
Analysis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
A nurse is assessing a client who has been receiving IV therapy for several days
and notes that the client's daily weight has increased. The nurse should identify
that the client is at increased risk for developing which of the following IV-realted
complications? - correct-answer - Circulatory overload
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The nurse should identify that a client who has been receiving IV therapy and
whose daily weight has increased is at risk for circulatory overload. The nurse
should assess the client for other indications of circulatory overload, including
tachycardia, increased blood pressure, edema, cough, and tachypnea. The nurse
should also inform the provider of the client's increased weight.
A nurse is preparing to administer 1,950 mL of 0.45% sodium chloride IV to infuse
over 13 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round
the answer to the nearest whole number) - correct-answer - 150 mL/hr
A nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas (ABG) values for a client and notes the
following results: pH 7.49, PaCO2 39mm Hg, and HCO3- 35 mEq/L. The nurse
should interpret this ABG reading as an indication of which of the following acid-
base imbalances? - correct-answer - Metabolic alkalosis
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This client's ABG values indicate metabolic alkalosis. Metabolic alkalosis is
indicated by a pH value above the expected reference range of 7.35 to 7.45, an
HCO3- value above the expected reference range of 21 to 28 mEq/L, and a PaCO2
level within the expected reference range of 35 to 45 mm Hg.
A nurse is participating in a blood drive and is taking a donation from a client who
has type A- blood. The client asks the nurse what blood types can receive their
blood donation. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A+, B+, O+, AB-, AB+, A- - correct-answer - A+
AB-
AB+
A-
A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory results. Which of the following results
should the nurse report to the provider? - correct-answer - Magnesium 3 mEq/L
