EAQ fluid and electrolyte balance

The healthcare provider has instructed that 400 ML of D5W 0.45% sodium chloride be infused over 8 hours for an infant. At how many milliliters per hour should the nurse maintain the hourly rate?

50 ML / hour

Which term can the nurse also use for vasopressin?

Anti-diuretic hormone

Which electrolyte with the nurse monitor for an infant born to a type one diabetic mother?

Calcium

Which medication would require the Nurse to document and report changes and urine output to the healthcare provider?

Captopril

A client has an electrocardiogram, ECG, and hypokalemia is suspected. The nurse expects that the diagnosis will be confirmed by which diagnostic test?

Electrolyte panel

Which physiological response would the nurse expect when providing care for a client receiving furosemide to relieve edema?

Excessive loss of potassium ions

The parent of a five month old infant with heart failure questions, the necessity of weighing the baby every morning. The nurse knows that this daily information is important and determining what?

Fluid retention

Which manifestation would a nurse monitor for in a client who had 1500 ML of fluid removed by paracentesis?

Hypovolemic shock

Which would the nurse identify as the priority short term goal for a toddler with dehydration caused by diarrhea?

Improvement of fluid balance

Which would the nurse identify as the priority short-term goal for a toddler with dehydration caused by diarrhea?

Improvement of fluid balance

Which clinical, finding most accurately identifies that the client has a fluid deficit?

Loss of body weight

Which outcome is the focus of treatment for a client with Addison's disease?

Restoration of electrolyte balance

Which epithelial tissue is only involved in absorption by osmosis?

Simple squamous

Which dietary restriction would the nurse teach a client with heart failure?

Sodium

Which blood type can a client with a type a negative blood receive as a transfusion?

Type A or O negative