NCLEX Electrolyte Questions and Answers Latest Updates

NCLEX Electrolyte Questions and Answers Latest Updates A nurse is caring for a client with cirrhosis. The nurse notes that the client is dyspneic and that crackles are heard on auscultation of the lungs; fluid volume excess is suspected. What additional signs would the nurse expect to note in this client if a fluid volume excess is present? 1. Flat hand and neck veins 2. A weak and thread pulse 3. An increased urine output 4. An increased blood pressure - 4. The nurse is reviewing the health records of assigned clients. The nurse plans care knowing that which client is at risk for a potassium deficit? 1. The client with renal disease 2. The client with Addison's disease 3. The client with metabolic acidosis 4. The client receiving nasogastric suction - 4. A nurse reviews a client's electrolyte results and notes a potassium level of 5.5 mEq/L. The nurse understands that a potassium value at this level would be noted with which condition? 1. Colitis 2. Traumatic burn 3. Cushing's syndrome 4. Overuse of laxatives - 2. A nurse reviews a client's electrolyte results and notes that the potassium level is 5.4 mEq/L. Which of the following would the nurse note on the cardiac monitor as a result of this lab value? 1. ST elevation 2. Peaked P wave 3. Prominent U wave 4. Narrow, peaked T waves - 4. A nurse is reading the physician's progress notes in the client's record and sees that the physician has documented "insensible fluid loss of approximately 800 mL daily." The nurse understands that this type of fluid loss can occur through: 1. The skin 2. Urinary output 3. Wound drainage 4. The GI tract - 1. The nurse is reviewing the health records of assigned clients. The nurse plans care knowing that which client is at the lowest risk for the development of third-spacing? 1. The client with sepsis 2. The client with cirrhosis 3. The client with renal failure 4. The client with diabetes mellitus - 4. The nurse is reviewing the health records of assigned clients. The nurse plans care knowing that which client is at risk for fluid volume deficit? 1. The client with cirrhosis 2. The client with a colostomy 3. The client with decreased kidney function 4. The client with CHF - 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has ben taking diuretics on a long-term basis. A fluid volume deficit is suspected. Which finding would be noted in the client with this condition? 1. Gurgling respirations 2. Increased blood pressure 3. Decreased hematocrit level 4. Increased specific gravity of the urine - 4. A nurse reviews electrolyte values and notes a sodium level of 130 mEq/L. the nurse understands that this sodium level would be noted in a client with which condition? 1. The client with watery diarrhea 2. The client with diabetes insipidus 3. The client with an inadequate daily water intake 4. The client with the SIADH - 4.