Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing
Practice I Exam 4 Questions and Verified
Answers 100% Correct Grade A - Galen
Potassium must always be diluted appropriately and never given IV push. T or F -
correct answers True
Signs and symptoms of hypokalemia - correct answers Muscle weakness
Leg cramps
Decreased deep tendon reflexes
Weak irregular pulses
Hypocalcemia - correct answers deficient calcium in the blood
Signs and symptoms of hypocalcemia - correct answers Numbness and tingling of
extremities
Positive Chvostek's sign
Cardiac dysrhythmias
respiratory acidosis - correct answers A drop in blood pH due to hypoventilation (too
little breathing) and a resulting accumulation of Co2.
Causes of respiratory acidosis - correct answers Aspiration of foreign body
,NSG 3100 (Latest 2024-2025 Update)
Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing
Practice I Exam 4 Questions and Verified
Answers 100% Correct Grade A - Galen
Overdose of narcotics or sedatives
Chronic lung disease
metabolic alkalosis - correct answers metabolic condition in which the pH of tissue is
elevated beyond the normal range
cause of metabolic alkalosis - correct answers Vomiting
Antacids
Potassium draining diuretics
dysphagia - correct answers difficulty swallowing
A client with dysphagia can be observed doing this while eating - correct answers
Coughing/gagging
Improving appetite includes what actions? - correct answers Small portions
Oral hygiene
Relieve illness symptoms
, NSG 3100 (Latest 2024-2025 Update)
Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing
Practice I Exam 4 Questions and Verified
Answers 100% Correct Grade A - Galen
Which of the following foods are high in vitamin C? - correct answers Broccoli
Signs of malnutrition - correct answers Spoon shaped nails
Lack of SQ fat
Dull/dry hair
Which of the following foods would be included in a full liquid diet? - correct answers
Ice cream
What is the most accurate way to verify tube placement prior to initiating enteral
feeding? - correct answers Xray
When administering a tube feed by gravity, the nurse would adjust the flow rate by
raising and lowering the syringe. T or F - correct answers True
Prior to administering a bolus tube feeding, the nurse should do what? - correct
answers Make sure the feeding is at room temperature
Check residual contents of the stomach
Perform hand hygiene