NSG 3100 Study guide Exam Questions with Key Marking Scheme Updated 2024/2025
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NSG 3100 Study guide Exam Questions with Key Marking Scheme Updated 2024/2025
When a patient's serum sodium level is 120 mEq/L, the priority nursing assessment is to monitor the status of which body system?
a . Neurological
b . Gastrointestinal
c . Pulmonary
d . Hepatic - correct answer ...
NSG 3100 Study guide Exam
Questions with Key Marking Scheme
Updated 2024/2025
When a patient's serum sodium level is 120 mEq/L, the priority
nursing assessment is to monitor the status of which body
system?
a . Neurological
b . Gastrointestinal
c . Pulmonary
d . Hepatic - correct answer a . Neurological
An 8-year-old is admitted to the pediatric unit with pneumonia.
On assessment, the nurse notes that the child is warm and
flushed, is lethargic, has difficulty breathing, and has crackles on
auscultation. The nurse determines that the child is suffering
from
a . metabolic acidosis
b . metabolic alkalosis
c . respiratory acidosis
d . respiratory alkalosis - correct answer c . respiratory acidosis
The majority of body fluid is located in which area?
a . Interstitial
b . Extracellular
c . Intravascular
d . Intracellular - correct answer d . Intracellular
,Arterial blood gases are obtained for the patient. The patient's
results: pH = 7.48, CO₂ = 42, HCO3 = 32. These are consistent
with which one of the following acid-base imbalances?
a . Metabolic acidosis
b . Metabolic alkalosis
c . Respiratory acidosis
d . Respiratory alkalosis - correct answer b . Metabolic alkalosis
The nurse is aware that the compensating mechanism most likely
to occur in the presence of respiratory acidosis is
a . hyperventilation to decrease the CO2 levels
b . hypoventilation to increase the CO2 levels
c . retention of HCO3 by the kidneys to increase the pH level
d . excretion of HCO3 by the kidneys to decrease the pH level -
correct answer c . retention of HCO3 by the kidneys to increase
the pH level
Of all of the following patients, the nurse recognizes that the
individual who is most at risk for a fluid volume deficit is a
a . 6-month-old learning to drink from a cup
b . 42-year-old with severe vomiting
c . 90-year-old with frequent headaches
d . 12-year-old who is moderately active in 80°F weather -
correct answer b . 42-year-old with severe vomiting
A patient experiences a loss of intracellular fluid. The nurse
anticipates that the IV therapy that will be used to replace this
type of loss is which of the following solutions
a . 0.33% normal saline
, b . 10% dextrose
c . 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer
d . dextrose 5% in ½ normal saline (NS) - correct answer a .
0.33% normal saline
The patient has experienced an extensive burn and now has
bradycardia, muscle weakness, and abdominal cramping. Which
of the following laboratory values would be most desirable for
the nurse to obtain on the basis of the patient's assessment?
a . Serum potassium
b . Serum magnesium
c . Serum sodium
d . Serum calcium - correct answer a . Serum potassium
The nurse will be starting a new IV infusion and needs to select
the site for the insertion. In selection of a site, the nurse should
a . use sites on an extremity away from a dialysis graft
b . start with the most proximal site
c . look for hard, cordlike veins
d . use the patient's dominant arm - correct answer a . use sites
on an extremity away from a dialysis graft
A patient has IV therapy for the administration of antibiotics and
is stating that the "IV site hurts and is swollen." Which of the
following information assessed on the patient indicates the
presence of phlebitis, as opposed to infiltration?
a . Intensity of the pain
b . Amount of subcutaneous edema
c . Skin discoloration of a bruised nature
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