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A patient is brought to the emergency department after having taken an overdose of
aspirin. The nurse identifies that the patient is hyperventilating and monitors for
which acid-base disorder?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - Answer B. Respiratory alkalosis
While interpreting an arterial blood gas, the nurse correlates which findings to an
uncompensated respiratory acidosis? Select all that apply.
1. pH 7.30
2. PaO2 82 mm Hg
3. PaCO2 48 mm Hg
4. HCO3 28 mEq/L
5. SaO2 90% - Answer 1. pH 7.30
3. PaCO2 48 mm Hg
The client is admitted for evaluation of a bowel obstruction and has a nasogastric tube
placed to low intermittent suction. The physician orders arterial blood gases and the
following are reported:
pH 7.37
PaCO2 33mm Hg
PaCO2 94 mm Hg
HCO3 19 mm Hg
,SaO2 98%
What is the nurse's interpretation of these results?
1. Fully compensated metabolic acidosis
2. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
3. Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
4. Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis - Answer 1. Fully compensated metabolic
acidosis
Which does the nurse recognize as a function of red blood cells?
1. Facilitate the process of osmosis between O2 and CO2
2. Transport O2 from the lungs to the tissues
3. Transport CO2 from the lungs to the tissues
4. Facilitate the process of active transport between O2 and CO2 - Answer 2. Transport
O2 from the lungs to the tissues
When performing a physical assessment of a patient, the nurse notices that the patient
has a red, swollen, smooth, shiny and tender tongue. The nurse relates this to which
condition?
1. Thrombocytosis
2. Leukopenia
3. Iron deficiency anemia
4. Vitamin K deficiency - Answer 3. Iron deficiency anemia
What term does the nurse use in charting when there is an increased RBC count?
1. Anemia
2. Neutropenia
3. Polycythemia
4. Thrombocytopenia - Answer 3. Polycythemia
, The nurse is preparing the complete blood cell count for a female patient who has just
been admitted to the medical-surgical unit. Results of the CBC count include the
following: white blood cells 6.10/mm3; hemoglobin 15 g/dL; red blood cells 4.4 million
cells/ mm3; platelet 180,000 /mm3. Which is the nurse's interpretation of these findings?
1. The patient has anemia.
2. The patient has leukopenia.
3. The patient has thrombocytopenia.
4. The patient's laboratory values are within normal limits. Answer 4. The patient's
laboratory values are within normal limits.
A geriatric client with renal failure has been diagnosed with anemia. Based on this
information, which etiology of anemia will the nurse include in the plan?
1. Loss of the renal hormone erythropoietin
2. A loss of appetite related to elevated BUN and creatinine levels
3. Renal dialysis used for the chronic renal failure
4. Blood loss through the urine due to a failing kidney that is incapable of regulating
properly -Answer 1. Loss of the kidney hormone erythropoietin
Patient Care
A patient is admitted due to SCD crisis. What is the priority prescription that a nurse
should implement in providing patient care?
1. Oxygen administration
2. Antipyretic administration
3. Administering pain medication
4. Administering intravenous fluid - Answer 1. Administering oxygen
A patient has aplastic anemia and is hospitalized. While educating the patient and family
about this disease process, the nurse explains that?
1. "Aplastic anemia causes an overproduction of white blood cells."
2. "Aplastic anemia consists of red blood cells that have odd shapes."
3. "Aplastic anemia is caused by the bone marrow failing to produce enough cells.
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