Taylor ch 40 PrepU - Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid-Base Balance

The student nurse asks, "What is interstitial fluid?" What is the appropriate nursing response?

"Fluid in the tissue space between and around cells."

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

Decreased potassium levels

Which client is at a greater risk for fluid volume deficit related to the loss of total body fluid and extracellular fluid?

an infant age 4 months

A decrease in arterial blood pressure will result in the release of:

renin.

A client has been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal bleed and the health care provider has ordered a transfusion. At what rate should the nurse administer the client's packed red blood cells?

1 unit over 2 to 3 hours, no longer than 4 hours

Within 15 minutes after the start of a blood transfusion, the client complains of chills and headache. During frequent vital signs, the nurse begins to see an elevation in the temperature. What condition is the client experiencing?

febrile reaction

A client with a diagnosis of colon cancer has opted for a treatment plan that will include several rounds of chemotherapy. What vascular access device is most likely to meet this client's needs?

An implanted central venous access device (CVAD)

The nurse is administering intravenous (IV) therapy to a client. The nurse notices acute tenderness, redness, warmth, and slight edema of the vein above the insertion site. Which complication related to IV therapy should the nurse most suspect?

Phlebitis

The nurse is caring for a client who had a parathyroidectomy. Upon evaluation of the client's laboratory studies, the nurse would expect to see imbalances in which electrolytes related to the removal of the parathyroid gland?

calcium and phosphorus

Which is a common anion?

chloride

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 likely to find?

hypokalemia

During a blood transfusion, a client displays signs of immediate onset facial flushing, hypotension, tachycardia, and chills. Which transfusion reaction should the nurse suspect?

hemolytic transfusion reaction: incompatibility of blood product