ATI Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Targeted Exam

ATI Fluid, Electrolyte, anATI Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Targeted Examd Acid-Base Targeted Exam Terms in this set (30) A nurse is assessing a client who has a serum calcium level of 8.1 mg/dL. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to assess? -Deep tendon reflexes -Cardiac rhythm -Peripheral sensation -Bowel sounds Cardiac rhythm When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse should first assess the client's cardiac rhythm because this total serum calcium level is below the expected reference range. Hypocalcemia can cause ECG changes, bradycardia, or tachycardia. A nurse is caring for a client who requires nasogastric suctioning. Which of the following sets of laboratory results indicates that the client has metabolic alkalosis? -pH 7.51, PaO2 94 mmHg, PaCO2 36 mmHg, HCO3- 31 mEq/L -pH 7.48, PaO2 89 mmHg, PaCO2 30 mmHg, HCO3- 26 mEq/L -pH 7.31, PaO2 77 mmHg, PaCO2 52 mmHg, HCO3- 23 mEq/L -pH 7.26, PaO2 84 mmHg, PaCO2 38 mmHg, HCO3- 20 mEq/L pH 7.51, PaO2 94 mm Hg, PaCO2 36 mm Hg, HCO3- 31 mEq/L An elevated pH and HCO3- with a PaCO2 either elevated or within the expected reference range indicates metabolic alkalosis. A nurse is caring for a client who has dehydration and is receiving IV fluids. When assessing for complications, the nurse should recognize which of the following manifestations as a sign of fluid overload? -Increased urine specific gravity -Hypoactive bowel sounds -Bounding peripheral pulses -Decreased respiratory rate Bounding peripheral pulses The nurse should recognize that increased vascular volume results in full, bounding peripheral pulses. 2/18 A nurse is caring for a client Initiate high-flow oxygen therapy. who is experiencing respiratory distress as a result of When using the airway, breathing, circulation pulmonary edema. Which of approach to client care, the nurse should first the following actions should administer high-flow oxygen therapy by face mask the nurse take first? at 5 to 6 L/min to keep the client's oxygen saturation above 90%. -Assist with intubation -Initiate high-flow oxygen therapy -Administer a rapid-acting diuretic -Provide cardiac monitoring A nurse is admitting a client 0.9% sodium chloride with 10 mEq/L of potassium who takes 40 mg furosemide chloride at 100 mL/hr daily for heart failure and has experienced 3 days of This IV solution will provide adequate fluid and vomiting. The nurse suspects potassium replacement to offset the losses from hypokalemia. Which of the vomiting. The typical amount of potassium chloride following medications should to administer IV is 5 to 10 mEq/hr and not to exceed the nurse prepare to 20 mEq/hr. The dilution should be 1 mEq to 10 mL of administer? 0.9% sodium chloride. -Sodium polystyrene sulfonate 30 g/day -0.9% sodium chloride with 10 mEq/L of potassium chloride at 100 mL/hr -Bumetanide 8 mg/day -100 mL of dextrose 10% in