NR226 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS (FLUID AND
ELECTROLYTES, ABGS) WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is assessing a client that is dehydrated. Which findings should the nurse expect? SATA
1. tachycardia
2. tachypnea
3. hypertension
4. JVD
5. poor skin turgor
6. pulmonary edema - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-1. tachycardia
2. tachypnea
5. poor skin turgor
A nurse is assessing a client with fluid volume overload. Which findings should the nurse expect? SATA
1. tachycardia
2. bradypnea
3. hypertension
4. JVD
5. weight gain
6. edema - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-1. tachycardia
3. hypertension
5. weight gain
6. edema
You are caring for a client with heart failure. Is this a fluid deficit or overload? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-
overload (excess)
, A client that is vomiting and has diarrhea is experiencing what?: fluid deficit or overload? - VERIFIED
ANSWER✔✔-fluid deficit
Kidney failure can cause all HIGH electrolytes except in what? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-calcium
lethargy, bone pain, nausea and vomiting are S/S of what: hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia - VERIFIED
ANSWER✔✔-hypercalcemia
Crohn's disease is a risk factor for what electrolyte imbalance and why?
1. hypercalcemia
2. hypocalcemia
3. hyperkalemia
4. hypokalemia - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-2. hypocalcemia
- due to malabsorption from the intestines
Causes of hyperkalemia include what? SATA
1. metabolic alkalosis
2. metabolic acidosis
3, vomiting and diarrhea
4. kidney failure
5. potassium wasting diuretics
6. burns, traumas, crash injuries - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-2. metabolic acidosis
4. kidney failure
6. burns, traumas, crash injuries
A patient has a history of kidney disease and is experiencing muscle cramping, weakness, diarrhea, and
tall T waves. What electrolyte imbalance is expected?
1. hypocalcemia
2. hyperkalemia
ELECTROLYTES, ABGS) WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is assessing a client that is dehydrated. Which findings should the nurse expect? SATA
1. tachycardia
2. tachypnea
3. hypertension
4. JVD
5. poor skin turgor
6. pulmonary edema - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-1. tachycardia
2. tachypnea
5. poor skin turgor
A nurse is assessing a client with fluid volume overload. Which findings should the nurse expect? SATA
1. tachycardia
2. bradypnea
3. hypertension
4. JVD
5. weight gain
6. edema - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-1. tachycardia
3. hypertension
5. weight gain
6. edema
You are caring for a client with heart failure. Is this a fluid deficit or overload? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-
overload (excess)
, A client that is vomiting and has diarrhea is experiencing what?: fluid deficit or overload? - VERIFIED
ANSWER✔✔-fluid deficit
Kidney failure can cause all HIGH electrolytes except in what? - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-calcium
lethargy, bone pain, nausea and vomiting are S/S of what: hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia - VERIFIED
ANSWER✔✔-hypercalcemia
Crohn's disease is a risk factor for what electrolyte imbalance and why?
1. hypercalcemia
2. hypocalcemia
3. hyperkalemia
4. hypokalemia - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-2. hypocalcemia
- due to malabsorption from the intestines
Causes of hyperkalemia include what? SATA
1. metabolic alkalosis
2. metabolic acidosis
3, vomiting and diarrhea
4. kidney failure
5. potassium wasting diuretics
6. burns, traumas, crash injuries - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-2. metabolic acidosis
4. kidney failure
6. burns, traumas, crash injuries
A patient has a history of kidney disease and is experiencing muscle cramping, weakness, diarrhea, and
tall T waves. What electrolyte imbalance is expected?
1. hypocalcemia
2. hyperkalemia
