NR324 / NR-324 Exam 1 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025): Adult Health I | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Chamberlain
Question:
What does sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) do?
Answer:
It causes diarrhea to excrete potassium in patients who have hyper...
NR324 / NR-324 Exam 1 (Latest Update ): Adult Health I | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Chamberlain Question: What does sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) do? Answer: It causes diarrhea to excrete potassium in patients who have hyperkalemia Question: What IV solution would you give if someone has a sodium number of 120? Answer: hypertonic solution Question: What bed position is good for patient's who have FVE? Answer: High fowlers Question: What effect does calcium have on muscles? Answer: sedative effect Question: What are the the 5 lab values that reflect dilution/concentration in fluid imbalances? Answer: 1. sodium 2. serum osmolality 3. hematocrit 4. BUN 5. urine specific gravity Question: If a patient is in a fluid volume deficit, are their serum lab levels increased or decreased? Answer: increased; too little fluid = concentrated lab values Question: What should a nurse add to insulin when giving patients who have hyperkalemia so that their blood sugar does not decrease? Answer: Dextrose Question: What fluid imbalance does this patient have? - bounding pulse - increased BP - tachypnea - tachycardia Answer: fluid volume excess Question: What is the main complication from giving hypotonic solutions? Answer: cerebral edema Question: Kidney patients have _____kalemia, and _____calcemia? Answer: Hyperkalemia and hypocalcemia Question: What effect does magnesium have on the body? Answer: relaxing effect Question: How do you fix dilutional hyponatremia? Answer: remove fluid
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