Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbance (Questions with 100% correct answers)

A client with a suspected overdose of an unknown drug is admitted to the emergency department. Arterial blood gas values indicate respiratory acidosis. What should the nurse do first? a) Monitor the client's heart rhythm. b) Prepare to assist with ventilation. c) Obtain a urine specimen for drug screening. d) Prepare for gastric lavage. correct answers Prepare to assist with ventilation. The nurse is assessing residents at a summer picnic at the nursing facility. The nurse expresses concern due to the high heat and humidity of the day. Although the facility is offering the residents plenty of fluids for fluid maintenance, the nurse is most concerned about which? a) Lung function b) Cardiovascular compromise c) Insensible fluid loss d) Summer allergies correct answers Insensible fluid loss A client in the emergency department reports that he has been vomiting excessively for the past 2 days. His arterial blood gas analysis shows a pH of 7.50, partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) of 43 mm Hg, partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) of 75 mm Hg, and bicarbonate (HCO3-) of 42 mEq/L. Based on these findings, the nurse documents that the client is experiencing which type of acid-base imbalance? a) Respiratory acidosis b) Respiratory alkalosis c) Metabolic alkalosis d) Metabolic acidosis correct answers Metabolic alkalosis Which of the following is considered an isotonic solution? a) 3% NaCl b) 0.9% normal saline c) 0.45% normal saline d) Dextran in NS correct answers 0.9% normal saline Patients diagnosed with hypervolemia should avoid sweet or dry food because a) it can cause dehydration. b) it obstructs water elimination. c) it increases the patient's desire to consume fluid. d) it can lead to weight gain. correct answers it increases the patient's desire to consume fluid.