FON EXAM #3 - PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A nurse is caring for a critically ill patient with a urinary retention catheter. Which hourly urine output
should first alert the nurse that the primary health-care provider should be notified?
1. 20 mL
2. 30 mL
3. 60 mL
4. 120 mL - CORRECT ANSWER-2. 30 mL
A nurse is caring a patient who has dependent edema. Which pressure has caused the excess fluid in the
interstitial compartment?
1. oncotic pressure
2. diffusion pressure
3. hydrostatic pressure
4. intraventricular pressurw - CORRECT ANSWER-3. hydrostatic pressure
A nurse evaluates a patient's fluid balance by monitoring the patient's intake and output. Which must
the nurse understand about the ratio of the patient's fluid intake to output?
1. intake should be slightly more than output
2. intake should be higher than fluid output
3. intake should be lower than the urine output
4. intake should be equal to the urine output - CORRECT ANSWER-1. intake should be slightly more than
output
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), a diuretic, is prescribed for a patient who is retaining fluid. The nurse
should encourage the patient to ingest nutrients that contain which electrolyte?
FON Exam #3 - Practice Questions with complete solutions
, 1. magnesium
2. potassium
3. calcium
4. sodium - CORRECT ANSWER-2. potassium
Which should a nurse do to encourage a confused patient to drink more fluid?
1. serve fluid at a tepid temperature
2. explain the reason for the desired intake
3. offer the patient something to drink every hour
4. leave a pitcher of water at the patient's bedside - CORRECT ANSWER-offer the patient something to
drink every hour
A nurse suspects that an older adult may have a fluid and electrolyte imbalance. Which assessment best
reflects fluid and electrolyte balance in an older adult?
1. intake and output results
2. serum laboratory values
3. condition of the skin
4. presence of tenting - CORRECT ANSWER-serum laboratory values
A patient has continuous bladder irrigation. Which should the nurse do with the irrigant on the I&O
sheet when calculating the fluid balance for this patient?
1. add it to the oral intake column
2. deduct it from the total urine output
3. subtract it from the intravenous flow sheet as output
4. document in the intake hourly in the urine output column - CORRECT ANSWER-2. deduct it from the
total urine output
FON Exam #3 - Practice Questions with complete solutions
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A nurse is caring for a critically ill patient with a urinary retention catheter. Which hourly urine output
should first alert the nurse that the primary health-care provider should be notified?
1. 20 mL
2. 30 mL
3. 60 mL
4. 120 mL - CORRECT ANSWER-2. 30 mL
A nurse is caring a patient who has dependent edema. Which pressure has caused the excess fluid in the
interstitial compartment?
1. oncotic pressure
2. diffusion pressure
3. hydrostatic pressure
4. intraventricular pressurw - CORRECT ANSWER-3. hydrostatic pressure
A nurse evaluates a patient's fluid balance by monitoring the patient's intake and output. Which must
the nurse understand about the ratio of the patient's fluid intake to output?
1. intake should be slightly more than output
2. intake should be higher than fluid output
3. intake should be lower than the urine output
4. intake should be equal to the urine output - CORRECT ANSWER-1. intake should be slightly more than
output
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), a diuretic, is prescribed for a patient who is retaining fluid. The nurse
should encourage the patient to ingest nutrients that contain which electrolyte?
FON Exam #3 - Practice Questions with complete solutions
, 1. magnesium
2. potassium
3. calcium
4. sodium - CORRECT ANSWER-2. potassium
Which should a nurse do to encourage a confused patient to drink more fluid?
1. serve fluid at a tepid temperature
2. explain the reason for the desired intake
3. offer the patient something to drink every hour
4. leave a pitcher of water at the patient's bedside - CORRECT ANSWER-offer the patient something to
drink every hour
A nurse suspects that an older adult may have a fluid and electrolyte imbalance. Which assessment best
reflects fluid and electrolyte balance in an older adult?
1. intake and output results
2. serum laboratory values
3. condition of the skin
4. presence of tenting - CORRECT ANSWER-serum laboratory values
A patient has continuous bladder irrigation. Which should the nurse do with the irrigant on the I&O
sheet when calculating the fluid balance for this patient?
1. add it to the oral intake column
2. deduct it from the total urine output
3. subtract it from the intravenous flow sheet as output
4. document in the intake hourly in the urine output column - CORRECT ANSWER-2. deduct it from the
total urine output
FON Exam #3 - Practice Questions with complete solutions
