PAT 201 END TERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% CORECT ANSWERS!!
How are secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and the perception of thirst stimulated?
Increase in plasma osmolality
The nurse is assessing a client who has been experiencing a high fever with excessive
perspiration and diarrhea, with a plasma sodium level of 150 mmol/L. Which clinical
manifestation would the nurse associate with these assessment findings?
-Oliguria
Which arterial blood gas values should the nurse associate with a client reporting surgical
pain who has a BP of 142/86, a heart rate of 104/minute, and a respiratory rate of
34/minute?
-pH 7.51, PCO2 29, HCO3- 24
Which mechanisms would promote homeostasis when the pH is 7.2? - acidic = build up of
acids and lack of breathing
-Kussmaul respirations; kidneys reabsorb bicarbonate
A 26-year-old client has been admitted with suspected hyponatremia after drinking
sevexral litres of tap water in a couple of hours. What would the nurse assess for?
Lethargy, headache, confusion
Apprehension, seizures, coma
When treating fluid imbalances, which is the ultimate goal of care?
-To diagnose and correct the underlying cause
the nurse is caring for a client with a serum sodium level of 110 mmol/L. Which solution
will be used to treat this condition?
-0.9% sodium chloride
, Which intravenous solution ordered by the doctor replaces an intracellular fluid volume
deficit?
-isotonic
What are the processes required to move large particles and particles with electrical
charges across membranes?
-Diffusion and active transport
A nurse is scheduled to administer a potassium supplement to a client.
Which priority action should the nurse take prior to administering the drug?
-Check the client's potassium level from the morning labs.
The nurse is caring for a client with an extracellular fluid volume deficit. The nurse is
aware that which compensatory mechanism is initiated in the presence of an extracellular
fluid volume deficit?
-Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
-The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who has
polycythemia (an increased number of RBCs). What is the most likely cause of this
finding?
-Significant hypoxemia
Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse to report to the doctor?
-Potassium 2.9 mmol/
The nurse is assisting a client to master the use of a steroid inhaler. The client says, "Can't
I take this in a pill form instead of an inhaler?" What information should be included in
the nurse's response?
Inhalers produce their effect locally, thus reducing adverse effects of the steroid
-A nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is at the highest risk of developing
metabolic alkalosis?
100% CORECT ANSWERS!!
How are secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and the perception of thirst stimulated?
Increase in plasma osmolality
The nurse is assessing a client who has been experiencing a high fever with excessive
perspiration and diarrhea, with a plasma sodium level of 150 mmol/L. Which clinical
manifestation would the nurse associate with these assessment findings?
-Oliguria
Which arterial blood gas values should the nurse associate with a client reporting surgical
pain who has a BP of 142/86, a heart rate of 104/minute, and a respiratory rate of
34/minute?
-pH 7.51, PCO2 29, HCO3- 24
Which mechanisms would promote homeostasis when the pH is 7.2? - acidic = build up of
acids and lack of breathing
-Kussmaul respirations; kidneys reabsorb bicarbonate
A 26-year-old client has been admitted with suspected hyponatremia after drinking
sevexral litres of tap water in a couple of hours. What would the nurse assess for?
Lethargy, headache, confusion
Apprehension, seizures, coma
When treating fluid imbalances, which is the ultimate goal of care?
-To diagnose and correct the underlying cause
the nurse is caring for a client with a serum sodium level of 110 mmol/L. Which solution
will be used to treat this condition?
-0.9% sodium chloride
, Which intravenous solution ordered by the doctor replaces an intracellular fluid volume
deficit?
-isotonic
What are the processes required to move large particles and particles with electrical
charges across membranes?
-Diffusion and active transport
A nurse is scheduled to administer a potassium supplement to a client.
Which priority action should the nurse take prior to administering the drug?
-Check the client's potassium level from the morning labs.
The nurse is caring for a client with an extracellular fluid volume deficit. The nurse is
aware that which compensatory mechanism is initiated in the presence of an extracellular
fluid volume deficit?
-Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
-The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who has
polycythemia (an increased number of RBCs). What is the most likely cause of this
finding?
-Significant hypoxemia
Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse to report to the doctor?
-Potassium 2.9 mmol/
The nurse is assisting a client to master the use of a steroid inhaler. The client says, "Can't
I take this in a pill form instead of an inhaler?" What information should be included in
the nurse's response?
Inhalers produce their effect locally, thus reducing adverse effects of the steroid
-A nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is at the highest risk of developing
metabolic alkalosis?
