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NR324 / NR-324 Exam 1 (Latest Update 2026/2027):
Adult Health I ||Verified Exam!!!|| Complete Guide with
Questions and Verified Answers ||Newest Exam!!||
100% Correct - Chamberlain
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hyperkalemia? - Answer-• Fatigue, irritability
• Muscle weakness, cramps
• Loss of muscle tone
• Paresthesias, decreased reflexes
• Abdominal cramping, diarrhea, vomiting
• Confusion
• Irregular pulse
• Tetany
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hyponatremia with decreased, normal and
increased ECF volume? - Answer-Hyponatremia with
decreased ECF volume: • Irritability, apprehension,
confusion, dizziness, personality changes, tremors,
seizures, coma
• Dry mucous membranes
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• Postural hypotension, ↓ CVP, ↓ jugular venous filling, ↑
pulse, thready pulse
• Cold and clammy skin
Hyponatremia with normal or increased ECF volume: •
Headache, apathy, confusion, muscle spasms, seizures,
coma
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps
• Weight gain, ↑ BP, ↑ CVP
Hypokalemia - Answer-Occurs when potassium levels in
your blood are lower than normal
-K+ loss
-Shift of K+ into cells
-Lack of K+ intake
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hypokalemia? - Answer-• Fatigue
• Muscle weakness, leg cramps
• Soft, flabby muscles
• Paresthesias, decreased reflexes
• Constipation, nausea, paralytic ileus
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• Shallow respirations
• Weak, irregular pulse
• Hyperglycemia
Hypermagnesmia - Answer-Occurs when magnesium
levels in your blood are higher than normal
Magnesium is responsible for what reactions in the body?
- Answer-Reactions that involve muscle function, energy
production, and carbohydrate and protein metabolism
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hypermagnesemia? - Answer-• Lethargy,
drowsiness
• Muscle weakness
• Urinary retention
• Nausea, vomiting
• Diminished deep tendon reflexes
• Flushed, warm skin, especially facial
• ↓ Pulse, ↓ BP
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What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hypomagnesemia? - Answer-• Confusion
• Muscle cramps
• Tremors, seizures
• Vertigo
• Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
• Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs
• ↑ Pulse, ↑ BP, dysrhythmias
Hypomagnesemia - Answer-Occurs when magnesium
levels in your body are lower than normal
-associated with high mortality rates
Calcium plays what role in the body? - Answer-Plays a
role in blood clotting, transmission or nerve impulses,
myocardial contractions, and muscle contractions
-Major cation in bones and teeth
Hypercalcemia - Answer-Excess calcium leading to
reduced excitability of muscles and nerves
-causes by hyperparathyroidism in about 2/3 of persons
NR324 / NR-324 Exam 1 (Latest Update 2026/2027):
Adult Health I ||Verified Exam!!!|| Complete Guide with
Questions and Verified Answers ||Newest Exam!!||
100% Correct - Chamberlain
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hyperkalemia? - Answer-• Fatigue, irritability
• Muscle weakness, cramps
• Loss of muscle tone
• Paresthesias, decreased reflexes
• Abdominal cramping, diarrhea, vomiting
• Confusion
• Irregular pulse
• Tetany
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hyponatremia with decreased, normal and
increased ECF volume? - Answer-Hyponatremia with
decreased ECF volume: • Irritability, apprehension,
confusion, dizziness, personality changes, tremors,
seizures, coma
• Dry mucous membranes
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• Postural hypotension, ↓ CVP, ↓ jugular venous filling, ↑
pulse, thready pulse
• Cold and clammy skin
Hyponatremia with normal or increased ECF volume: •
Headache, apathy, confusion, muscle spasms, seizures,
coma
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps
• Weight gain, ↑ BP, ↑ CVP
Hypokalemia - Answer-Occurs when potassium levels in
your blood are lower than normal
-K+ loss
-Shift of K+ into cells
-Lack of K+ intake
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hypokalemia? - Answer-• Fatigue
• Muscle weakness, leg cramps
• Soft, flabby muscles
• Paresthesias, decreased reflexes
• Constipation, nausea, paralytic ileus
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• Shallow respirations
• Weak, irregular pulse
• Hyperglycemia
Hypermagnesmia - Answer-Occurs when magnesium
levels in your blood are higher than normal
Magnesium is responsible for what reactions in the body?
- Answer-Reactions that involve muscle function, energy
production, and carbohydrate and protein metabolism
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hypermagnesemia? - Answer-• Lethargy,
drowsiness
• Muscle weakness
• Urinary retention
• Nausea, vomiting
• Diminished deep tendon reflexes
• Flushed, warm skin, especially facial
• ↓ Pulse, ↓ BP
, 4|Page
What S/S should the nurse look for when a patient is
experiencing hypomagnesemia? - Answer-• Confusion
• Muscle cramps
• Tremors, seizures
• Vertigo
• Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
• Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs
• ↑ Pulse, ↑ BP, dysrhythmias
Hypomagnesemia - Answer-Occurs when magnesium
levels in your body are lower than normal
-associated with high mortality rates
Calcium plays what role in the body? - Answer-Plays a
role in blood clotting, transmission or nerve impulses,
myocardial contractions, and muscle contractions
-Major cation in bones and teeth
Hypercalcemia - Answer-Excess calcium leading to
reduced excitability of muscles and nerves
-causes by hyperparathyroidism in about 2/3 of persons
