Adult Health 1 Practice Questions
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D../small./losses./of./fluid./are./significant./because./body./fluids./account./for./45
%./to./50%./of./body./weight./in./older./adults../-
./correct./answer./During./the./postoperative./care./of./a./76-year-
old./patient,./the./nurse./monitors./the./patient's./intake./and./output./carefully,./k
nowing./that./the./patient./is./at./risk./for./fluid./and./electrolyte./imbalances./prim
arily./because...
A../older./adults./have./impaired./thirst./mechanism./and./need./reminding./to./dr
ink./fluids
B../water./accounts./for./a./greater./percentage./of./body./weight./in./the./older./ad
ult./than./in./younger./adults.
C../older./adults./are./more./likely./than./younger./adults./to./lose./extracellular./fl
uids./during./surgical./procedures.
D../small./losses./of./fluid./are./significant./because./body./fluids./account./for./45
%./to./50%./of./body./weight./in./older./adults.
A../osmosis./-
./correct./answer./During./administration./of./a./hypertonic./IV./solution,./the./m
echanism./involved./in./equalizing./the./fluid./concentration./between./ECF./an
d./the./cell./is?
A../osmosis
B../diffusion
, C../active./transport
D../facilitated./diffusion
A../weight./loss
B../dry./oral./mucosa
E../decreased./central./venous./pressure./-
./correct./answer./An./older./woman./was./admitted./to./the./medical./unit./with./G
I./bleeding./and./fluid./volume./deficit../Clinical./manifestations./of./this./proble
m./are?./(Select./all./that./apply)
A../weight./loss
B../dry./oral./mucosa
C../full./bounding./pulse
D../engorged./neck./veins
E../decreased./central./venous./pressure
A../Fluid./Restriction./-
./correct./answer./The./nursing./care./for./a./patient./with./hyponatremia./and./flui
d./volume./excess./includes:
A../Fluid./Restriction
B../Administration./of./hypotonic./IV./fluids
./ ./ ./ ./
D../small./losses./of./fluid./are./significant./because./body./fluids./account./for./45
%./to./50%./of./body./weight./in./older./adults../-
./correct./answer./During./the./postoperative./care./of./a./76-year-
old./patient,./the./nurse./monitors./the./patient's./intake./and./output./carefully,./k
nowing./that./the./patient./is./at./risk./for./fluid./and./electrolyte./imbalances./prim
arily./because...
A../older./adults./have./impaired./thirst./mechanism./and./need./reminding./to./dr
ink./fluids
B../water./accounts./for./a./greater./percentage./of./body./weight./in./the./older./ad
ult./than./in./younger./adults.
C../older./adults./are./more./likely./than./younger./adults./to./lose./extracellular./fl
uids./during./surgical./procedures.
D../small./losses./of./fluid./are./significant./because./body./fluids./account./for./45
%./to./50%./of./body./weight./in./older./adults.
A../osmosis./-
./correct./answer./During./administration./of./a./hypertonic./IV./solution,./the./m
echanism./involved./in./equalizing./the./fluid./concentration./between./ECF./an
d./the./cell./is?
A../osmosis
B../diffusion
, C../active./transport
D../facilitated./diffusion
A../weight./loss
B../dry./oral./mucosa
E../decreased./central./venous./pressure./-
./correct./answer./An./older./woman./was./admitted./to./the./medical./unit./with./G
I./bleeding./and./fluid./volume./deficit../Clinical./manifestations./of./this./proble
m./are?./(Select./all./that./apply)
A../weight./loss
B../dry./oral./mucosa
C../full./bounding./pulse
D../engorged./neck./veins
E../decreased./central./venous./pressure
A../Fluid./Restriction./-
./correct./answer./The./nursing./care./for./a./patient./with./hyponatremia./and./flui
d./volume./excess./includes:
A../Fluid./Restriction
B../Administration./of./hypotonic./IV./fluids
