NURS 2873 final prep chapters 42 fundamentals, 9 , 19, 15 Giddens, 35 MED/SURG
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- Q1A patient has dehydration. While planning care, the nurse considers that the majority of the patient’s total water volume exists in with compartment?TranscellularIntravascularIntracellularExtracellular60s
- Q2The nurse is teaching about the process of passively moving water from an area of lower particle concentration to an area of higher particle concentration. Which process is the nurse describing?FiltrationDiffusionActive transportOsmosis60s
- Q3The nurse observes edema in a patient who has venous congestion from right heart failure. Which type of pressure facilitated the formation of the patient’s edema?HydrostaticOsmoticConcentrationOncotic60s
- Q4The nurse administers an intravenous (IV) hypertonic solution to a patient. In which direction will the fluid shift?From extracellular to intracellularFrom intravascular to intracellularFrom intravascular to interstitialFrom intracellular to extracellular60s
- Q5A nurse is preparing to start peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy. In which order will the nurse perform the steps starting with the first one? 1. Clean site. 2. Select vein. 3. Apply tourniquet. 4. Release tourniquet. 5. Reapply tourniquet. 6. Advance and secure. 7. Insert vascular access device3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 61, 3, 2, 5, 7, 6, 43, 2, 1, 5, 7, 6, 41, 3, 2, 7, 5, 4, 660s
- Q6The nurse is reviewing laboratory results. Which cation will the nurse observe is the most abundant in the blood?SodiumMagnesiumChloridePotassium60s
- Q7The nurse receives the patient’s most recent blood work results. Which laboratory value is of greatest concern?Potassium of 3.5 mEq/LChloride of 100 mEq/LSodium of 145 mEq/LCalcium of 15.5 mg/dL60s
- Q8The nurse observes that the patient’s calcium is elevated. When checking the phosphate level, what does the nurse expect to see?Equal to calciumIncreasedDecreasedNo change in phosphate60s
- Q9Four patients arrive at the emergency department at the same time. Which patient will the nurse see first?An infant with temperature of 102.2° F and diarrhea for 3 daysAn older adult with nausea and vomiting for 3 days with blood pressure 112/60A middle-aged adult with abdominal pain who is moaning and holding her stomachA teenager with a sprained ankle and excessive edema60s
- Q10The patient has an intravenous (IV) line and the nurse needs to remove the gown. In which order will the nurse perform the steps, starting with the first one? 1. Remove the sleeve of the gown from the arm without the IV. 2. Remove the sleeve of the gown from the arm with the IV. 3. Remove the IV solution container from its stand. 4. Pass the IV bag and tubing through the sleeve.2, 3, 4, 11, 2, 3, 44, 1, 2, 33, 4, 1, 260s
- Q11A 2-year-old child is brought into the emergency department after ingesting a medication that causes respiratory depression. For which acid-base imbalance will the nurse most closely monitor this child?Metabolic alkalosisRespiratory acidosisRespiratory alkalosisMetabolic acidosis60s
- Q12A patient is admitted for a bowel obstruction and has had a nasogastric tube set to low intermittent suction for the past 3 days. Which arterial blood gas values will the nurse expect to observe?Respiratory acidosisMetabolic alkalosisMetabolic acidosisRespiratory alkalosis60s
- Q13Which blood gas result will the nurse expect to observe in a patient with respiratory alkalosis?pH 7.25, PaCO2 48 mm Hg, HCO3– 23 mEq/LpH 7.35, PaCO2 35 mm Hg, HCO3– 26 mEq/LpH 7.53, PaCO2 30 mm Hg, HCO3– 24 mEq/LpH 7.60, PaCO2 40 mm Hg, HCO3– 30 mEq/L60s
- Q14A nurse is caring for a patient whose ECG presents with changes characteristic of hypokalemia. Which assessment finding will the nurse expect?Flushed skinDistended neck veinsAbdominal distentionDry mucous membranes60s
- Q15In which patient will the nurse expect to see a positive Chvostek sign?A 24-year-old adult admitted for chronic alcohol abuseA 7-year-old child admitted for severe burnsA 75-year-old patient admitted for a broken hip related to osteoporosisA 50-year-old patient admitted for an acute exacerbation of hyperparathyroidism60s