NURS 6202 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
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A patient on a medical unit has a potassium level of 6.8.
What is the priority action the nurse should take?
A. Check the pt's BP
B. Instruct the pt to avoid high-potassium foods
C. Call the lab and request a redraw of the lab to verify
results
D. Place the pt on a cardiac monitor - correct
answer- D. Place the pt on a cardiac monitor
A patient with CKD is brought to the ED with Kussmaul
respirations. What does the nurse know would cause
these respirations with CKD?
A. Uremic pleuritis is occurring
B. Decreased pulmonary macrophage activity
C. Respiratory compensation for metabolic acidosis
VERIFIED ANSWERS; GET IT 100%
ACCURATE
A patient on a medical unit has a potassium level of 6.8.
What is the priority action the nurse should take?
A. Check the pt's BP
B. Instruct the pt to avoid high-potassium foods
C. Call the lab and request a redraw of the lab to verify
results
D. Place the pt on a cardiac monitor - correct
answer- D. Place the pt on a cardiac monitor
A patient with CKD is brought to the ED with Kussmaul
respirations. What does the nurse know would cause
these respirations with CKD?
A. Uremic pleuritis is occurring
B. Decreased pulmonary macrophage activity
C. Respiratory compensation for metabolic acidosis
