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Chapter 20: Fluids and Electrolytes My Nursing Test Banks Chapter 20: Fluids and Electrolytes Cooper and Gosnell: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.What percentage of an adult's body weight consists of water? a. 10% to 20% b. 30% to 40% c. 50% to 60% d. 70...

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Chapter 20: Fluids and Electrolytes My Nursing Test Banks

Chapter 20: Fluids and Electrolytes

Cooper and Gosnell: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 7th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.What percentage of an adult's body weight consists of water?



a. 10% to 20%


b. 30% to 40%


c. 50% to 60%


d. 70% to 80%


ANS: C

The percentage of water declines to 50% to 60% in adults.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 536

OBJ: 1 TOP: Fluids KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

2.When administering intravenous (IV) fluids, the nurse ensures that the IV
fluids are infusing as ordered to prevent dehydration in an adult. When could
dehydration become lethal?


a. If the patient loses 5% of body fluid

, b. If the patient loses 10% of body fluid


c. If the patient loses 15% of body fluid


d. If the patient loses 20% of body fluid


ANS: D

A loss of 20% of body fluid in an adult is fatal.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 537

OBJ: 1 TOP: Fluids KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

3.The nurse uses a diagram to show that fluids in the interstitial and
intravascular compartments are combined. What do they combine to form?



a. Intercellular compartment


b. Circulating compartment


c. Vertical compartment


d. Extracellular compartment


ANS: D

The fluids in the interstitial and intravascular compartments are combined to
form the extracellular compartment.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 537

, OBJ:1TOP:Fluid compartments

KEY:Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

4.The nurse encourages a patient who has been vomiting to drink fluids because
the body fluid lost daily must match the amount of fluid taken in to maintain
homeostasis. What is the recommended daily amount of fluid for an adult?



a. 1000 mL


b. 1500 mL


c. 2050 mL


d. 2500 mL


ANS: D

Daily fluid intake and output is about 2200-2700 mL/day, and urinary output is
about 1000-2000 mL/day.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 538

OBJ: 1 TOP: Fluids KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

5.The nurse must keep an accurate intake and output record to assess kidney
efficiency. In order for the kidneys to remove waste, what is the least amount
of hourly urine output the kidneys must produce to remove waste?

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