Fluid &Electrolyte/Acid-Base Imbalances
Exam Questions Answered Correctly (Qs)
2026 update
A nurse is assessing a client who has circulatory overload. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWERS Tachycardia
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has metabolic alkalosis. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Place the client on seizure precautions
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a unit of PRBC's. The nurse suspects the client is
experiencing a transfusion reaction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Stop the transfusion
A nurse is caring for a client whose arterial blood gas results show a pH of 7.3 and a PaCO2 of 50 mm Hg.
The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following acid-base imbalances? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Respiratory acidosis
A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory values and discovers the client has a serum potassium of 6.2
mEq/L. Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Administer sodium polystyrene sulfonate
A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory report of blood gas findings: HCO3 18 mEq/mL and PaCO2 28
mm Hg. Which of the following pH values and conditions should the nurse expect when interpreting
these findings? - CORRECT ANSWERS Decreased pH and metabolic acidosis
A nurse is assessing a client who has diarrhea. What is a manifestation of hypokalemia? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Muscle weakness
Exam Questions Answered Correctly (Qs)
2026 update
A nurse is assessing a client who has circulatory overload. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWERS Tachycardia
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has metabolic alkalosis. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Place the client on seizure precautions
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a unit of PRBC's. The nurse suspects the client is
experiencing a transfusion reaction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Stop the transfusion
A nurse is caring for a client whose arterial blood gas results show a pH of 7.3 and a PaCO2 of 50 mm Hg.
The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following acid-base imbalances? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Respiratory acidosis
A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory values and discovers the client has a serum potassium of 6.2
mEq/L. Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Administer sodium polystyrene sulfonate
A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory report of blood gas findings: HCO3 18 mEq/mL and PaCO2 28
mm Hg. Which of the following pH values and conditions should the nurse expect when interpreting
these findings? - CORRECT ANSWERS Decreased pH and metabolic acidosis
A nurse is assessing a client who has diarrhea. What is a manifestation of hypokalemia? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Muscle weakness
