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EXAM 2025 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS.
A nurse is obtaining ABGs for a client who has vomited for
24 hr. The nurse should expect which of the following
acid-base imbalances to
result from vomiting 24 hr? A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER>>D; Excessive
vomiting causes a loss of gastric acids and an
accumulation of bicarbonate in the blood, resulting in
metabolic alkalosis.
A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about
conditions related to metabolic acidosis. Which of the
following statements by a unit nurse indicates the
teaching has been effective?
A. "Metabolic acidosis can occur due to diabetic
ketoacidosis."
,B. "Metabolic acidosis can occur in a client who has
myasthenia gravis."
C. "Metabolic acidosis can occur in a client who has
asthma."
D. "Metabolic acidosis can occur due to cancer." - CORRECT
ANSWER>>A; Metabolic acidosis results from an excess
production of hydrogen ions, which occurs in diabetic
ketoacidosis. A nurse is assessing a client who has
pancreatitis. The client's ABG reveal metabolic acidosis.
Which of the following are expected findings?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Tachycardia
B. Hypertension
C. Bounding pulse
D. Hyperreflexia
E. Dysrhythmia
F. Tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER>>E; Dysrhythmia is an
expected finding in a client who has pancreatitis and
metabolic acidosis.
F; Tachypnea is an expected finding in a client who has
pancreatitis and metabolic acidosis.
, A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client
who has hypovolemia due to vomiting and diarrhea. The
nurse should expect which of the following findings?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Distended neck veins
B. Hyperthermia
C. Tachycardia
D. Syncope
E. Decreased skin turgor - CORRECT ANSWER>>C, D, E
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a group of
clients. The nurse should identify that which of the
following clients is at risk for hypovolemia?
A. A client who has nasogastric suctioning
B. A client who has chronic constipation
C. A client who has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic
hormone
(SIADH)
D. A client who took a toxic dose of sodium bicarbonate
antacids -
CORRECT ANSWER>>A; Identify that a client who has NG
suctioning is at risk for hypovolemia due to excessive GI losses.
EXAM 2025 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS.
A nurse is obtaining ABGs for a client who has vomited for
24 hr. The nurse should expect which of the following
acid-base imbalances to
result from vomiting 24 hr? A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - CORRECT ANSWER>>D; Excessive
vomiting causes a loss of gastric acids and an
accumulation of bicarbonate in the blood, resulting in
metabolic alkalosis.
A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about
conditions related to metabolic acidosis. Which of the
following statements by a unit nurse indicates the
teaching has been effective?
A. "Metabolic acidosis can occur due to diabetic
ketoacidosis."
,B. "Metabolic acidosis can occur in a client who has
myasthenia gravis."
C. "Metabolic acidosis can occur in a client who has
asthma."
D. "Metabolic acidosis can occur due to cancer." - CORRECT
ANSWER>>A; Metabolic acidosis results from an excess
production of hydrogen ions, which occurs in diabetic
ketoacidosis. A nurse is assessing a client who has
pancreatitis. The client's ABG reveal metabolic acidosis.
Which of the following are expected findings?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Tachycardia
B. Hypertension
C. Bounding pulse
D. Hyperreflexia
E. Dysrhythmia
F. Tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER>>E; Dysrhythmia is an
expected finding in a client who has pancreatitis and
metabolic acidosis.
F; Tachypnea is an expected finding in a client who has
pancreatitis and metabolic acidosis.
, A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client
who has hypovolemia due to vomiting and diarrhea. The
nurse should expect which of the following findings?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Distended neck veins
B. Hyperthermia
C. Tachycardia
D. Syncope
E. Decreased skin turgor - CORRECT ANSWER>>C, D, E
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a group of
clients. The nurse should identify that which of the
following clients is at risk for hypovolemia?
A. A client who has nasogastric suctioning
B. A client who has chronic constipation
C. A client who has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic
hormone
(SIADH)
D. A client who took a toxic dose of sodium bicarbonate
antacids -
CORRECT ANSWER>>A; Identify that a client who has NG
suctioning is at risk for hypovolemia due to excessive GI losses.
