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NUR 355 Exam 4 2024/2025 Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers) | Already Graded A+ Which of the following would the RN anticipate with a patient who is dehydrated? -

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Which of the following would the RN anticipate with a patient who is

dehydrated? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- Hemoglobin of 20 (falsely elevated serum

hemoglobin levels when a person is dehydrated)

- Tachycardia

- Serum osmolality of 344 (increased)

- Increased BUN levels like 30

- Increased creatinine of 2.5

- History of diarrhea

- Fluid volume deficit, dehydration, or hypovolemic shock (anything

indicating dehydrating) can cause weight loss, elevated heart rate,

tachycardia, decreased urine output, peripheral radial pulse is rapid, and

blood pressure is low.



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If a nurse has a patient who has fluid volume deficit, (dehydrated), or has

hypovolemic shock. What is the nurses concern with patient safety? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔- Increased risk for falls. Make sure to educate not to get

out of bed, use of bed alarms

- If the patient feel better or needs to use the bathroom but is still

dehydrated, make sure to educate to get up slowly, Let feet dangle on the

bed for a short time. (Need assistance in getting up)

What are causes of general dehydration or fluid volume deficit? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔Vomiting, diarrhea, NG suctioning.


How to know if treatment was effective if giving 2L of volume? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔- Vital signs return to normal, as well as fluid output.


- If it's 200-300 mL off, it's okay. If giving 3L and fluid output is 2700mL it's

accurate (be graceful)

If a person is dehydrated, what kind of solution are you giving them? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔- crystalloid (isotonic solutions)


Examples of isotonic solutions: 0.9% Sodium chloride and Lactated

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