NUR 308

NUR 308 EAT PRACTICE QUESTIONS1. Fluid therapy for a 38-year-old male who has been admitted for an outpatient surgical procedure. A. LACTATED RINGERS B. 5% DEXTROSE IN WATER Ans: For this clinical situation, an isotonic fluid would be indicated for short term fluid therapy. Five percent dextrose in water is a hypotonic fluid that could potentially cause fluid shifts. 2. Fluid therapy for a 16-year-old female trauma patient who has head trauma and suspected cerebral edema following an automob...

Assessment and Health and Illness Beliefs As a nurse, you need to build trusting relationships with patients. Part of forming a trust is listening to each patient's individual needs and having an understanding of his or her culture. An assessment is the collection of data about a patient's healthcare or state. It is a technique that collects and analyzes all of the data about the patient's medical history. Data collection comes with reviewing the clinical health record, history, physical...

1. The nurse is completing a health assessment of a 42-year-old female with suspected Graves' disease. The nurse should assess this client for: 1. Anorexia. 2. Tachycardia. 3. Weight gain. 4. Cold skin. 2. When conducting a health history with a female client with thyrotoxicosis, the nurse should ask about which of the following changes in the menstrual cycle? 1. Dysmenorrhea. 2. Metrorrhagia. 3. Oligomenorrhea. 4. Menorrhagia. 3. A 34-year-old female is diagnosed with hypothyroidis...