F&E part 2
Fluid & Electrolyte Quiz: Part 2
Test your knowledge on fluid and electrolyte imbalances in this challenging quiz designed for healthcare professionals. Enhance your understanding of hypovolemia, hypernatremia, and other critical concepts related to fluid management. Perfect for nurses, students, and anyone interested in improving their clinical skills.
- 10 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice and select-all-that-apply format
- Immediate feedback on your answers
Hypervolemia and hypovolemia impair tissue perfusion.
True
False
When caring for a client who has risk factors for fluid and electrolyte imbalances, which assessment finding is the highest priority for the nurse to follow up?
Blood pressure 96/53 mm Hg
Mild confusion
Weight loss of 4 lb
Irregular heart rate
The nurse is caring for a client being treated with isotonic IV fluid for hypernatremia. What complication of hypernatremia should the nurse continuously monitor for?
Cerebral edema
Red blood cell crenation
Renal failure
Red blood cell hydrolysis
What does the nurse recognize as one of the best indicators of the patient’s renal function?
Urine osmolality
Serum creatinine
Blood urea nitrogen
Specific gravity
A client diagnosed with hypernatremia needs fluid volume replacement. What intravenous solution would be the safest for the nurse to administer?
0.45% sodium chloride
0.9% sodium chloride
5% dextrose in water
5% dextrose in normal saline solution
The nurse is conducting a lecture on the difference between hypovolemia and dehydration. When completing a verbal comparison, which point needs clarified?
In dehydration, only extracellular is depleted.
Hypovolemia contains only low blood volume.
Similar causes are present in both conditions.
Both conditions result in abnormal laboratory studies.
The nurse should assess the patient for signs of lethargy, increasing intracranial pressure, and seizures when the serum sodium reaches what level?
135 mEq/L
115 mEq/L
145 mEq/L
160 mEq/L
You are caring for a new client on your unit who is third-spacing fluid. You know to assess for what type of edema?
dependent
generalized
brassy
pitting
The nurse notes that a client has lost 7 lbs. Of body weight over 6 days. Which additional assessment findings indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing hypovolemia? Select all that apply.
bounding pulse
concentrated urine
muscle cramps
flat neck veins
lung crackles
Your client has a potassium level of 2.5. The physician has ordered Potassium Chloride 40 mg IV push. Which action should the nurse take next?
Do not administer the IV push.
Give the IV push as ordered.
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