Fluid & Electrolytes Study Bundle

What is insensible loss - ️️Perspiration and sweat What % of body fluid is ICF and where is ICF found - ️️2/3 of body weight-fluid inside of cells What is ECF - ️️1/3 of body weight-fluid outside of cells What are the 3 components of the ECF - ️️Interstitial, Intravascular, ...

a. Game with four players on one side and eight on the other; two move over to create six per side. - ️️Which analogy best approximates the principles of diffusion and concentration gradient? a. Game with four players on one side and eight on the other; two move over to create six per side b. ...

What is the largest single constituent of the body? - ️️water What are the fluid compartments within the body? - ️️- Interstitial - Intravascular - Transcellular True or False. Total body water content varies with age, gender, and the number of fat cells. - ️️True! ____ fluid ...

An older adult client is admitted with dehydration. Which nursing assessment data identify that the client is at risk for falling? A. Dry oral mucous membranes B. Orthostatic blood pressure changes C. Pulse rate of 72 beats/min and bounding D. Serum potassium level of 4.0 mEq/L -️️ B B...

The RN is assessing a 70-year-old client admitted to the unit with severe dehydration. Which finding requires immediate intervention by the nurse? A. Client behavior that changes from anxious to lethargic B. Deep furrows on the surface of the tongue C. Poor skin turgor with tenting remaining fo...

What is the nurse's primary concern regarding fluid & electrolytes when caring for an elderly pt who is intermittently confused? 1. risk of dehydration 2. risk of kidney damage 3. risk of stroke 4. risk of bleeding - ️️Answer: 1 Rationale 1: As an adult ages, the thirst mechanism decline...

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...

A nurse is caring fro a critically ill patient with a urinary retention catheter, Which hourly urine output should the nurse first alert the nurse that the primary health-care provider should be notified? 1. 20ml 2.30ml 3.60ml 4.120ml - ️️(2). The circulating blood volume purfuses the kidn...

Which serum potassium result best supports the rationale for administering a stat dose of potassium chloride 20 mEq in 250 mL of normal saline over 2 hours? a. 3.1 mEq/L b. 3.9 mEq/L c. 4.6 mEq/L d. 5.3 mEq/L - ️️a. the normal potassium range is 3.5-5. since this medication would increas...

d. K = 3.2 - ️️Nurse would be most concerned about which lab values obtained fro ma client receiving furosemide (Lasix) therapy? a. BUN 20 b. K 3.4 c. Creatinine 1.1 d. K 3.2 b. K - ️️Furosemide inhibits reabsorption of sodium, water, and K leading to diuresis. ** The most common el...