NUR 3225 Exam 1 Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
Goals of managing the patient with diabetes include all of the
following EXCEPT:
Keeping the target AIC > 9%
A patient with diabetes has a serum glucose level of 824 mg/dL
and is unresponsive. After assessing the patient, the nurse
suspects DKA rather than HHS based on the finding of:
Rapid, deep respirations
Hypervolemia
Presents with weight gain & edema and is treated with diuretics,
fluid & Na restrictions, and monitored with I/O & daily weights.
Hypovolemia
Presents with dehydration and is treated with oral rehydration,
isotonic IV solutions, and monitored with I/O & daily weights.
During the postoperative care of a 76 yr old patient, the nurse
monitors the patient's I/O carefully, knowing the pt is at risk for
F/E imbalances primarily because:
Small losses of fluid are significant because body fluids account
for 45-50% of body weight in older adults.
, An older adult is admitted to the med-surg floor with GI
bleeding. Assessment findings that occur with fluid volume
deficit include all of the following EXCEPT:
Full, bounding pulse
The nursing care for a patient with hyponatremia and fluid
volume excess includes:
Fluid restriction
The nurse should be alert for which manifestations n a patient
receiving a loop diuretic?
Weak, irregular pulse and poor muscle tone
Which patient is at the greatest risk for hypermagnesemia?
42 yr old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and renal
failure
Symptoms of hyponatremia
H/A, irritability, confusion, vomiting, seizure
Solutions
Goals of managing the patient with diabetes include all of the
following EXCEPT:
Keeping the target AIC > 9%
A patient with diabetes has a serum glucose level of 824 mg/dL
and is unresponsive. After assessing the patient, the nurse
suspects DKA rather than HHS based on the finding of:
Rapid, deep respirations
Hypervolemia
Presents with weight gain & edema and is treated with diuretics,
fluid & Na restrictions, and monitored with I/O & daily weights.
Hypovolemia
Presents with dehydration and is treated with oral rehydration,
isotonic IV solutions, and monitored with I/O & daily weights.
During the postoperative care of a 76 yr old patient, the nurse
monitors the patient's I/O carefully, knowing the pt is at risk for
F/E imbalances primarily because:
Small losses of fluid are significant because body fluids account
for 45-50% of body weight in older adults.
, An older adult is admitted to the med-surg floor with GI
bleeding. Assessment findings that occur with fluid volume
deficit include all of the following EXCEPT:
Full, bounding pulse
The nursing care for a patient with hyponatremia and fluid
volume excess includes:
Fluid restriction
The nurse should be alert for which manifestations n a patient
receiving a loop diuretic?
Weak, irregular pulse and poor muscle tone
Which patient is at the greatest risk for hypermagnesemia?
42 yr old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and renal
failure
Symptoms of hyponatremia
H/A, irritability, confusion, vomiting, seizure
