NP 2 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Fluid volume deficit or overload?
Hyperthermia
Hypotension
Tachycardia
Thready pulse
Orthostatic hypotension
Hypoxia
Dizziness/syncope
deficit
Fluid volume deficit or overload?
Confusion
Weakness
Fatigue
Dry mucus membranes
Oliguria
Skin tenting
Flat neck veins
deficit
Fluid volume deficit or overload?
Tachycardia
Bounding pulse
,Hypertension
Confusion
Muscle weakness
Headache
Overload
Fluid volume deficit or overload?
Weight gain
Ascites
Dyspnea
Lung crackles
Diminished breath sounds
Edema
Distended neck veins
Overload
Respiratory Acidosis or alkalosis?
Hypoventilation
Tachycardia
Tachypnea
Dysrhythmias
Anxiety
Irritability
Confusion
Coma
Pale/cyanotic
,Acidosis- trying to REMOVE CO2 by hypoventilation,
tachypnea
R Acidosis or Alkalosis?
Hyperventilation
Tachypnea
Anxiety
Tetany/convulsions
Tingling/numbness
Palpitations
Chest pain
Dysrhythmias
Alkalosis- C02 has dropped TOO LOW and body is
hyperventilating to get more C02 from environment
Normal range potassium and sodium
3.5-5
135-145
You receive a physician's order to change a patient's IV from
D5½ NS with 40 mEq KCl/L to D5NS with 20 mEq
KCl/L.What is this changing?
The change in the IV order decreases the amount of potassium
and increases the amount of sodium.
The change in the IV order increases the amount of potassium
and decreases the amount of sodium.
, The change in the IV order decreases the amount of potassium
and increases the amount of sodium.
Loop diuretics cause the kidneys to excrete...pick all that apply
Calcium
Sodium
Potassium
Sodium
potassium
A client's arterial blood gases are: pH 7.32, PaCO2 48mm Hg,
and HCO3 25 mEq/L. A nurse should anticipate that an
appropriate order for this client will be:
A)Incentive spirometer to be uses hourly
B)O2 via mask with a rebreather mask
C)Antianxiety medication to slow respiratory rate
D)Sodium bicarbonate IV to raise the pH
A
You are admitting a patient with complaints of abdominal pain
with nausea and vomiting. A bowel obstruction is suspected.
You assess this patient for which of the following anticipated
primary acid/base imbalances if the obstruction is high in the
intestines?
A)Metabolic Acidosis
B)Metabolic Alkalosis
Fluid volume deficit or overload?
Hyperthermia
Hypotension
Tachycardia
Thready pulse
Orthostatic hypotension
Hypoxia
Dizziness/syncope
deficit
Fluid volume deficit or overload?
Confusion
Weakness
Fatigue
Dry mucus membranes
Oliguria
Skin tenting
Flat neck veins
deficit
Fluid volume deficit or overload?
Tachycardia
Bounding pulse
,Hypertension
Confusion
Muscle weakness
Headache
Overload
Fluid volume deficit or overload?
Weight gain
Ascites
Dyspnea
Lung crackles
Diminished breath sounds
Edema
Distended neck veins
Overload
Respiratory Acidosis or alkalosis?
Hypoventilation
Tachycardia
Tachypnea
Dysrhythmias
Anxiety
Irritability
Confusion
Coma
Pale/cyanotic
,Acidosis- trying to REMOVE CO2 by hypoventilation,
tachypnea
R Acidosis or Alkalosis?
Hyperventilation
Tachypnea
Anxiety
Tetany/convulsions
Tingling/numbness
Palpitations
Chest pain
Dysrhythmias
Alkalosis- C02 has dropped TOO LOW and body is
hyperventilating to get more C02 from environment
Normal range potassium and sodium
3.5-5
135-145
You receive a physician's order to change a patient's IV from
D5½ NS with 40 mEq KCl/L to D5NS with 20 mEq
KCl/L.What is this changing?
The change in the IV order decreases the amount of potassium
and increases the amount of sodium.
The change in the IV order increases the amount of potassium
and decreases the amount of sodium.
, The change in the IV order decreases the amount of potassium
and increases the amount of sodium.
Loop diuretics cause the kidneys to excrete...pick all that apply
Calcium
Sodium
Potassium
Sodium
potassium
A client's arterial blood gases are: pH 7.32, PaCO2 48mm Hg,
and HCO3 25 mEq/L. A nurse should anticipate that an
appropriate order for this client will be:
A)Incentive spirometer to be uses hourly
B)O2 via mask with a rebreather mask
C)Antianxiety medication to slow respiratory rate
D)Sodium bicarbonate IV to raise the pH
A
You are admitting a patient with complaints of abdominal pain
with nausea and vomiting. A bowel obstruction is suspected.
You assess this patient for which of the following anticipated
primary acid/base imbalances if the obstruction is high in the
intestines?
A)Metabolic Acidosis
B)Metabolic Alkalosis
