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ATI: RN Targeted Medical Surgical Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Online Practice 2019 (100% 30Q Quiz/Answers Highlighted yellow) 1.) A nurse is planning care for a client who has experienced excessive fluid loss. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of car...

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ATI: RN Targeted Medical Surgical Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base
Online Practice 2019 (100% 30Q Quiz/Answers Highlighted yellow)


1.) A nurse is planning care for a client who has experienced excessive fluid loss. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? (Select all that
apply.)
a.) Administer IV fluids to the client evenly over 24 hr is correct.
b.) Provide the client with a salt substitute is incorrect.
c.) Assess the client for pitting edema is incorrect.
d.) Encourage the client to rise slowly when standing up is correct.
e.) Weigh the client every 8 hr is correct.
2.) A nurse is caring for a client who has a sodium level of 155 mEq/L. Which of the
following IV fluids should the nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe?
a.) Dextrose 5% in 0.9% sodium chloride
b.) Dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's
c.) 3% sodium chloride
d.) 0.45% sodium chloride (The nurse should anticipate a prescription for a
hypotonic solution.)
3.) A nurse is admitting a client who has status asthmaticus. The client's ABG results are pH
7.32, PaO2 74 mm Hg, PaCO2 56 mm Hg, and HCO3- 26 mEq/L. The nurse should interpret
these laboratory values as which of the following imbalances?
a.) Respiratory
acidosis b.)
Respiratory alkalosis
c.) Metabolic acidosis
d.) Metabolic alkalosis
4.) A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a client who has fluid volume excess.
Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse expect?
a.) Hgb 20 g/dL
b.) Hct 34%
c.) BUN 25 mg/dL
d.) Urine specific gravity 1.050
5.) A nurse is teaching nutritional strategies to a client who has a low calcium level and an
allergy to milk. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
a.) "I will eat more cheese because I can't drink milk."
b.) "I need to avoid foods with vitamin D because I am allergic
to milk." c.) "I will stop taking my calcium supplements if they
irritate my stomach." d.) "I will add broccoli and kale to my diet."
6.) A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving furosemide daily. During the morning
assessment, the client tells the nurse that he is "feeling weak in the legs." Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
a.) Monitor the client's bowel sounds.
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, b.) Review the client's daily laboratory results.
c.) Auscultate the client's lungs.
d.) Palpate the client's peripheral pulses.
7.) A nurse is caring for a client who reports difficulty breathing and tingling in both
hands. His respiratory rate is 36/min and he appears very restless. Which of the
following values should the nurse anticipate to be outside the expected reference
range if the client is experiencing respiratory alkalosis?
a.) PaO2
b.) PaCO2
c.) Sodium
d.) Bicarbonate
8.) A nurse is assessing a client who has a calcium level of 8.1 mg/dL. Which of the following
findings is the priority for the nurse to assess?
a.) Deep-tendon reflexes
b.) Cardiac rhythm
c.) Peripheral sensation
d.) Bowel sounds
9.) While reviewing a client's laboratory results, a nurse notes a serum calcium level of 8.0
mg/dL. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a.) Implement seizure precautions.
b.) Administer phosphate.
c.) Initiate diuretic therapy.
d.) Prepare the client for hemodialysis.
10.)A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at risk for developing respiratory acidosis
following surgery. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a.) "I should conserve energy by limiting my physical activity."
b.) "I will wait until my pain is at least 6 out of 10 before I use the PCA."
c.) "I will limit my daily fluid intake to two to three glasses."
d.) "I will use the incentive spirometer every hour."
11.)A nurse is assessing a client who has a phosphorus level of 2.4 mg/dL. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
a.) Hepatic failure
b.) Abdominal pain
c.) Slow peripheral pulses
d.) Increase in cardiac output
12.)A nurse is caring for a client who requires continuous cardiac monitoring. The nurse
identifies a prolonged PR interval and a widened QRS complex. Which of the following
laboratory values supports this finding?
a.) Sodium 152 mEq/L
b.) Chloride 102 mEq/L
c.) Magnesium 1.8
mEq/L d.) Potassium
6.1 mEq/L
13.)A nurse is assessing a client who has dehydration. Which of the following assessments is
the priority?
a.) Skin turgor
b.) Urine output

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