NR 226 exam 2 practice questions
(Fluid and electrolytes, ABGs)
Question and answers verified to pass
2025/2026
A nurse is assessing a client that is dehydrated. Which findings should the nurse expect? SATA
1. tachycardia
2. tachypnea
3. hypertension
4. JVD
5. poor skin turgor
6. pulmonary edema - correct answer ✔1. tachycardia
2. tachypnea
5. poor skin turgor
A nurse is assessing a client with fluid volume overload. Which findings should the nurse expect? SATA
1. tachycardia
2. bradypnea
3. hypertension
4. JVD
5. weight gain
6. edema - correct answer ✔1. tachycardia
3. hypertension
5. weight gain
6. edema
, You are caring for a client with heart failure. Is this a fluid deficit or overload? - correct answer
✔overload (excess)
A client that is vomiting and has diarrhea is experiencing what?: fluid deficit or overload? - correct
answer ✔fluid deficit
Kidney failure can cause all HIGH electrolytes except in what? - correct answer ✔calcium
lethargy, bone pain, nausea and vomiting are S/S of what: hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia - correct
answer ✔hypercalcemia
Crohn's disease is a risk factor for what electrolyte imbalance and why?
1. hypercalcemia
2. hypocalcemia
3. hyperkalemia
4. hypokalemia - correct answer ✔2. hypocalcemia
- due to malabsorption from the intestines
Causes of hyperkalemia include what? SATA
1. metabolic alkalosis
2. metabolic acidosis
3, vomiting and diarrhea
4. kidney failure
5. potassium wasting diuretics
6. burns, traumas, crash injuries - correct answer ✔2. metabolic acidosis
4. kidney failure
(Fluid and electrolytes, ABGs)
Question and answers verified to pass
2025/2026
A nurse is assessing a client that is dehydrated. Which findings should the nurse expect? SATA
1. tachycardia
2. tachypnea
3. hypertension
4. JVD
5. poor skin turgor
6. pulmonary edema - correct answer ✔1. tachycardia
2. tachypnea
5. poor skin turgor
A nurse is assessing a client with fluid volume overload. Which findings should the nurse expect? SATA
1. tachycardia
2. bradypnea
3. hypertension
4. JVD
5. weight gain
6. edema - correct answer ✔1. tachycardia
3. hypertension
5. weight gain
6. edema
, You are caring for a client with heart failure. Is this a fluid deficit or overload? - correct answer
✔overload (excess)
A client that is vomiting and has diarrhea is experiencing what?: fluid deficit or overload? - correct
answer ✔fluid deficit
Kidney failure can cause all HIGH electrolytes except in what? - correct answer ✔calcium
lethargy, bone pain, nausea and vomiting are S/S of what: hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia - correct
answer ✔hypercalcemia
Crohn's disease is a risk factor for what electrolyte imbalance and why?
1. hypercalcemia
2. hypocalcemia
3. hyperkalemia
4. hypokalemia - correct answer ✔2. hypocalcemia
- due to malabsorption from the intestines
Causes of hyperkalemia include what? SATA
1. metabolic alkalosis
2. metabolic acidosis
3, vomiting and diarrhea
4. kidney failure
5. potassium wasting diuretics
6. burns, traumas, crash injuries - correct answer ✔2. metabolic acidosis
4. kidney failure
