Exam 41: Fluid, electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

When discontinuing a peripheral IV access,the nurse should

A nurse begins infusing a 250-mL bag of IV fluid at 1845 on Monday and programs the pump to infuse at 20 mL/hr.At what time should the infusion be completed?

The nurse knows that an imbalance of which ion causes acid-base impairment?

The nurse knows that intravenous fluid therapy has been effective for a patient with hypernatremia when

The nurse would not expect full compensation to occur for which acid-base imbalance?

A nurse has just received a bag of packed red blood cells.The nurse knows that the blood must not remain at room temperature for longer than

The nurse is caring for a diabetic patient in renal failure.Which laboratory findings would the nurse expect?

Approximately two thirds of the body's total water volume exists in the _____ fluid.

The nurse knows that the most abundant cation in the blood is

A patient presents to the emergency department with the complaint of vomiting and diarrhea for the past 48 hours.The nurse anticipates which fluid therapy initially?

Which assessment finding should cause a nurse to question administering a sodium-containing isotonic intravenous fluid?

A nurse is caring for a cancer patient who presents with anorexia,blood pressure 100/60,elevated white blood cell count,and oral candidiasis.The nurse knows that the purpose of starting total parenteral nutrition (TPN)is to

A patient with a lower respiratory infection has pH of 7.25,PaCO₂ of 55 mm Hg,and HCO₃^- of 20 mEq/L.The physician has been notified.Which is the priority nursing intervention for this patient?

A nurse is caring for a patient whose ECG presents with changes characteristic of hypokalemia.Which assessment finding would the nurse expect?

The nurse is assessing a patient and finds crackles in the lung bases and neck vein distention.The nurse gives the patient a diuretic.What electrolyte imbalance is the nurse most concerned about?

A patient had an acute intravascular hemolytic reaction to a blood transfusion.After discontinuing the blood transfusion,what is the nurse's next action?

The nurse is caring for a patient with sepsis.The plan of care for the patient is to administer antibiotics 3 times a day for 4 weeks.What device will be used to administer these antibiotics?

Which fluid order should the nurse question for a patient with a traumatic brain injury?

The nurse receives the patient's most recent blood work results.Which laboratory value is of greatest concern?

A nurse is caring for a diabetic patient with a bowel obstruction and has orders to ensure that the volume of intake matches the output.In the past 4 hours,the patient received dextrose 5% with 0.9% sodium chloride through a 22-gauge catheter infusing at 150 mL/hr and has eaten 200 mL of ice chips.The patient also has an NG suction tube set to low continuous suction that had 300 mL output.The patient has voided 400 mL of urine.After reporting these values to the physician,what orders does the nurse anticipate?