CoursePoint examples fluid balance, electrolytes, acid/base

The nurse is planning to discontinue a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for a client who is prescribed warfarin therapy. Which intervention will individualize care for this client?

Apply pressure to insertion site for at least 3 minutes

Which client would be a candidate for total parenteral nutrition?

a client with colitis and bloody diarrhea

Which is a common anion?

chloride

A client suffers from a genetic bleeding deficiency involving a deficit in factor VIII. Which blood product will the nurse most likely administer?

cryoprecipitate

A client is taking a diuretic such as furosemide. When implementing client education, what information should be included?

decreased potassium levels

When an older adult client receiving a blood transfusion presents with an elevated blood pressure, distended neck veins, and shortness of breath, the client is most likely experiencing

fluid overload

A nurse is reviewing the client's serum electrolyte levels which are as follows: Sodium: 138 mEq/L (138 mmol/L) Potassium: 3.2 mEq/L (3.2 mmol/L) Calcium: 10.0 mg/dL (2.5 mmol/L) Magnesium: 2.0 mEq/L (1.0 mmol/L) Chloride: 100 mEq/L (100 mmol/L) Phosphate: 5.75 mg/dL (1.8 mEq/L) Based on these levels, the nurse would identify which imbalance?

hypokalemia

Arterial blood gases reveal that a client's pH is 7.20. What physiologic process will contribute to a restoration of correct acid-base balance?

increased respiratory rate

A client is admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of intractable vomiting for 3 days. What acid-base imbalance related to the loss of stomach acid does the nurse observe on the arterial blood gas (ABG)?

metabolic alkalosis

A young man has developed gastric esophageal reflux disease. He is treating it with antacids. Which acid-base imbalance is he at risk for developing?

metabolic alkalosis

What commonly used intravenous solution is hypotonic?

0.45% NaCl

A client who is admitted to the health care facility has been diagnosed with cerebral edema. Which intravenous solution needs to be administered to this client?

hypertonic solution

A client is admitted to the facility after experiencing uncontrolled diarrhea for the past several days. The client is exhibiting signs of a fluid volume deficit. When reviewing the client's laboratory test results, which electrolyte imbalance would the nurse most likely find?

hypokalemia