Exam 68: Fluids and Electrolytes

The client has an order to receive a liquid potassium supplement.The nurse would prepare this dose by mixing it with which of the following beverages?

Which of the following clients has the least immediate need for intravenous therapy as a means of fluid replacement?

The nurse would question an order for potassium supplements in a client who had which of the following?

The nurse understands that fluid shifts into the intracellular fluid because of dehydration is accomplished by which of the following transport mechanisms in the body?

The nurse would assess for which of the following in a client suspected of having hypokalemia?

The nurse has an order for an 5% dextrose in 0.45% sodium chloride with 20 mEq//L of potassium chloride to be administered to an older adult who is being admitted from the emergency department.The nurse would do which of the following at this time?

The nurse would conclude that a client was successfully treated for hypomagnesemia after noting which of the following values on a laboratory report?

A client on a medical-surgical nursing unit has an order for intravenous fluid therapy with potassium chloride supplementation.The nurse would question the order in this setting if the physician ordered how much potassium to be added to the intravenous solution?

The nurse who is teaching a client about calcium supplements explains that the dose is best absorbed when taken with a source of which of the following vitamins?

The nurse reviewing the electrolyte results for a client receiving intravenous therapy would conclude that the sodium level is normal if which of the following values is noted?

Which of the following client groups is most at risk for dehydration because of reduced thirst?

An older adult client routinely takes magnesium salts as a means of preventing constipation.The nurse concludes that this client could have hypermagnesemia after noting which of the following client symptoms?

The nurse would assess a client who is receiving an intravenous solution containing potassium for which of the following cardiac signs of hyperkalemia?

You are to administer calcium salts to a postthyroidectomy client who is hypocalcemic.During therapy,you would monitor for which of the following complications?

The nurse receives a telephone call that a client with water intoxication will be admitted to the nursing unit.The nurse anticipates that this client will require fluid volume replacement with which of the following intravenous solutions?

The nurse would monitor the postthyroidectomy client for which of the following signs of hypocalcemia?

The nurse concludes that sodium polystyrene sulfate has been most effective when a subsequent serum potassium level is

The nurse would evaluate that a client receiving sodium chloride in an intravenous solution was successfully treated for hyponatremia if which of the following symptoms resolves?

The nurse would expect to assess which of the following if a client has thrombosis as a complication of intravenous therapy?

The nurse would conclude that a client's calcium level is normal after noting which of the following values on a laboratory report?