NUR102 EXAM 4 STUDY QUESTIONS
developmental safety considerations - Answers :advising parents to put their infants to
sleep on their back
lifestyle safety considerations - Answers :occupational, social behaviors such as
drugs/alcohol
environmental safety considerations - Answers :living in a high crime area
mobility safety considerations - Answers :use of assistive devices, grab bars in
bathroom
sensory perception safety considerations - Answers :touch perception: more likely to get
hurt
knowledge safety considerations - Answers :education about smoking near o2
ability to communicate safety considerations - Answers :speech, reading and writing
abilities
physical state safety considerations - Answers :weakness makes it more likely to fall
psychosocial safety considerations - Answers :stressful situations can narrow a persons
attention span making them more accident prone
health states affecting sexuality - Answers :diabetes, cardiovascular disease, diseases
of joints and mobility, surgery, body image, spinal cord injuries, chronic pain, mental
illness, medications
how should a nurse respond to patient advances - Answers :be self aware
confront and provide feedback to patient
set limits and enforce them
report and document incident
menstruation odor - Answers :odorless until exposed to air then has a light, fleshy
pungent odor
intracellular fluid - Answers :within cells; 70% of total body water
most common electrolytes in intracellular fluid - Answers :K+, Mg+ and phosphorus
extracellular fluid - Answers :outside cells; 30% of total body water
most common electrolytes in extracellular fluid - Answers :Na+, Chloride, Calcium,
Bicarb
, interstitial fluid - Answers :between cells, tissue fluid
intravascular fluid - Answers :plasma in blood
transcellular fluid - Answers :specialized fluid; CSF, pleural, peritoneal, synovial,
digestive
average person body water content - Answers :50%
infant body water content - Answers :70-80%
women and obese body water content - Answers :considerably less
sources of fluid - Answers :ingested foods and liquids, byproduct of metabolism
how much fluid do we get from ingested fluid - Answers :1300mL
how much fluid do we get from ingested food - Answers :1000mL
how much fluid do we get as a byproduct of metabolism - Answers :300mL
average healthy adult intake of fluid - Answers :1500 - 3500mL
sources of fluid loss - Answers :kidneys (urine), intestinal tract, vomit, sweat, breathing
sensible loss - Answers :measurable; kidneys (urine), intestinal tract
insensible loss - Answers :unmeasurable; sweat and breathing
how much fluid is lost through kidneys (urine) - Answers :1500mL/day or 40-80mL/hour
how much fluid is lost through feces - Answers :100-200mL/day
arterial blood gasses - Answers :reflect acid/base balance in the body
normal blood pH - Answers :7.35 - 7.45
normal PaCO2 - Answers :35 - 45 mmHg
normal PaHCO3 - Answers :22 - 26 mEq/L
no compensation - Answers :pH abnormal & either CO2 or HCO3 abnormal
partial compensation - Answers :pH, CO2, and HCO3 are all abnormal, if CO2 or HCO3
move in the same direction this is the primary problem
developmental safety considerations - Answers :advising parents to put their infants to
sleep on their back
lifestyle safety considerations - Answers :occupational, social behaviors such as
drugs/alcohol
environmental safety considerations - Answers :living in a high crime area
mobility safety considerations - Answers :use of assistive devices, grab bars in
bathroom
sensory perception safety considerations - Answers :touch perception: more likely to get
hurt
knowledge safety considerations - Answers :education about smoking near o2
ability to communicate safety considerations - Answers :speech, reading and writing
abilities
physical state safety considerations - Answers :weakness makes it more likely to fall
psychosocial safety considerations - Answers :stressful situations can narrow a persons
attention span making them more accident prone
health states affecting sexuality - Answers :diabetes, cardiovascular disease, diseases
of joints and mobility, surgery, body image, spinal cord injuries, chronic pain, mental
illness, medications
how should a nurse respond to patient advances - Answers :be self aware
confront and provide feedback to patient
set limits and enforce them
report and document incident
menstruation odor - Answers :odorless until exposed to air then has a light, fleshy
pungent odor
intracellular fluid - Answers :within cells; 70% of total body water
most common electrolytes in intracellular fluid - Answers :K+, Mg+ and phosphorus
extracellular fluid - Answers :outside cells; 30% of total body water
most common electrolytes in extracellular fluid - Answers :Na+, Chloride, Calcium,
Bicarb
, interstitial fluid - Answers :between cells, tissue fluid
intravascular fluid - Answers :plasma in blood
transcellular fluid - Answers :specialized fluid; CSF, pleural, peritoneal, synovial,
digestive
average person body water content - Answers :50%
infant body water content - Answers :70-80%
women and obese body water content - Answers :considerably less
sources of fluid - Answers :ingested foods and liquids, byproduct of metabolism
how much fluid do we get from ingested fluid - Answers :1300mL
how much fluid do we get from ingested food - Answers :1000mL
how much fluid do we get as a byproduct of metabolism - Answers :300mL
average healthy adult intake of fluid - Answers :1500 - 3500mL
sources of fluid loss - Answers :kidneys (urine), intestinal tract, vomit, sweat, breathing
sensible loss - Answers :measurable; kidneys (urine), intestinal tract
insensible loss - Answers :unmeasurable; sweat and breathing
how much fluid is lost through kidneys (urine) - Answers :1500mL/day or 40-80mL/hour
how much fluid is lost through feces - Answers :100-200mL/day
arterial blood gasses - Answers :reflect acid/base balance in the body
normal blood pH - Answers :7.35 - 7.45
normal PaCO2 - Answers :35 - 45 mmHg
normal PaHCO3 - Answers :22 - 26 mEq/L
no compensation - Answers :pH abnormal & either CO2 or HCO3 abnormal
partial compensation - Answers :pH, CO2, and HCO3 are all abnormal, if CO2 or HCO3
move in the same direction this is the primary problem
