NCLEX-Fluid & Electrolytes 2023 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ (PROVIDES FULL EXPLANATIONS)

The nurse who is caring for a client with kidney failure notes that the client is dyspneic, and crackles are heard on auscultation of the lungs. Which additional signs/symptoms should the nurse expect to note in this client? - ANSWER 4. An increase in blood pressure The nurse is reviewing the health records of assigned clients. The nurse should plan care knowing that which client is at risk for a potassium deficit? - ANSWER 4. The client receiving nasogastric suction The nurse reviews a client's electrolyte results and notes a potassium level of 5.5 mEq/L. The nurse understands that a potassium value at this level should be noted with which condition? - ANSWER 2. Traumatic burn The nurse reviews a client's electrolyte results and notes that the potassium level is 5.4 mEq/L. Which should the nurse observe for on the cardiac monitor as a result of this laboratory value? - ANSWER 4. Narrow, peaked T waves The nurse is reading the health care provider's (HCP's) progress notes in the client's record and sees that the HCP has documented "insensible fluid loss of approximately 800 mL daily." Which client is at risk for this loss? - ANSWER 3. Client with a fast respiratory rate The nurse is reviewing the health records of assigned clients. The nurse should plan care knowing that which client is at the least likely risk for the development of third-spacing? - ANSWER 4. The client with diabetes mellitus The nurse is reviewing the health records of assigned clients. The nurse should plan care knowing that which client is at risk for fluid volume deficit? - ANSWER 2. The client with a colostomy