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NR 324 Exam 1/10 Complete Q’s andA’s
During the postoperative care of a 76-year-old patient, the nurse monitors
the patient's intake and output carefully, knowing that the patient is at risk
for fluid and electrolyte imbalances primarily because
a. older adults have an impaired thirst mechanism and need reminding to
drink fluids.
b. water accounts for a greater percentage of body weight in the older adult
than in younger adults.
c. older adults are more likely than younger adults to lose extracellular fluid
during surgical procedures.
d. small losses of fluid are significant because body fluids account for 45% to
50% of body weight in older adults. - -d. small losses of fluid are significant
because body fluids account for 45% to 50% of body weight in older adults.
- An older woman was admitted to the medical unit with GI bleeding and
fluid volume deficit. Clinical manifestations of this problem are (select all that
apply)
a. weight loss.
b. dry oral mucosa.
c. full bounding pulse.
d. engorged neck veins.
e. decreased central venous pressure. - -
- The nursing care for a patient with hyponatremia and fluid volume excess
includes
a. fluid restriction.
b. administration of hypotonic IV fluids.
c. administration of a cation-exchange resin.
d. placement of an indwelling urinary catheter. - -
- The nurse should be alert for which manifestations in a patient receiving a
loop diuretic?
a. Restlessness and agitation
b. Paresthesias and irritability
c. Weak, irregular pulse and poor muscle tone
d. Increased blood pressure and muscle spasms - -
- Which patient is at greatest risk for developing hypermagnesemia?
a. 83-year-old man with lung cancer and hypertension
b. 65-year-old woman with hypertension taking β-adrenergic blockers
c. 42-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and renal failure
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