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NUR 209 Exam 4 Med-Surg 2 Newest 2026 Complete
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified
Answers) |Newest Version!!!
What is RN's responsibility for IV fluids? - Answer-How
does fluid react once inside body
What does fluid overload do to the body - Answer-Raises
BP
What is an isotonic solution? - Answer-solution has same
osmotic pressure as body fluids
What does an isotonic fluid do to body? - Answer-
increases circulating blood volume
Where does isotonic fluid go? - Answer-Stays inside beins
Who are isotonic fluids good for (3) - Answer-dehydration,
hemorrhage, pt taking diuretics
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What do diurectics do? (2) - Answer-removes circulating
blood volume and lowers BP
What are hypertonic fluids? - Answer-Fluids with a higher
osmotic pressure than body fluids.
Where do hypertonic fluids do? (3) - Answer-Pulls fluid
from cells into veins, increases BP and circulating blood
volume
Who are hypertonic fluids good for? (2) - Answer-pt w/
edema, postoperative patients
What are hypotonic fluids - Answer-Fluid has less osmotic
pressure than body fluids
What do hypotonic fluids do? - Answer-moves fluid out of
veins into cells
Which IV fluid is not commonly used? - Answer-hypotonic
fluids
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What are the 3 isotonic iv fluids? - Answer-NSS 0.9%, LR,
D5W
What are the 3 hypertonic iv fluids? - Answer-D5NS, D5
1/2 NSS, D5LR
Which iv fluid is used most commonly after surgery -
Answer-D5LR (hypertonic solution)
Which IV fluid is used with blood transfusions - Answer-
hypertonic fluid
What are the 2 types of hypotonic iv fluids - Answer-0.45%
NaCl, 0.33% NaCl
What is another name for normal saline? - Answer-NaCl
(sodium chloride)
What can happen with the infusion of a hypotonic
solution? - Answer-Hemolysis: RBC swell and rupture bc
of too much fluid
NUR 209 Exam 4 Med-Surg 2 Newest 2026 Complete
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified
Answers) |Newest Version!!!
What is RN's responsibility for IV fluids? - Answer-How
does fluid react once inside body
What does fluid overload do to the body - Answer-Raises
BP
What is an isotonic solution? - Answer-solution has same
osmotic pressure as body fluids
What does an isotonic fluid do to body? - Answer-
increases circulating blood volume
Where does isotonic fluid go? - Answer-Stays inside beins
Who are isotonic fluids good for (3) - Answer-dehydration,
hemorrhage, pt taking diuretics
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What do diurectics do? (2) - Answer-removes circulating
blood volume and lowers BP
What are hypertonic fluids? - Answer-Fluids with a higher
osmotic pressure than body fluids.
Where do hypertonic fluids do? (3) - Answer-Pulls fluid
from cells into veins, increases BP and circulating blood
volume
Who are hypertonic fluids good for? (2) - Answer-pt w/
edema, postoperative patients
What are hypotonic fluids - Answer-Fluid has less osmotic
pressure than body fluids
What do hypotonic fluids do? - Answer-moves fluid out of
veins into cells
Which IV fluid is not commonly used? - Answer-hypotonic
fluids
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What are the 3 isotonic iv fluids? - Answer-NSS 0.9%, LR,
D5W
What are the 3 hypertonic iv fluids? - Answer-D5NS, D5
1/2 NSS, D5LR
Which iv fluid is used most commonly after surgery -
Answer-D5LR (hypertonic solution)
Which IV fluid is used with blood transfusions - Answer-
hypertonic fluid
What are the 2 types of hypotonic iv fluids - Answer-0.45%
NaCl, 0.33% NaCl
What is another name for normal saline? - Answer-NaCl
(sodium chloride)
What can happen with the infusion of a hypotonic
solution? - Answer-Hemolysis: RBC swell and rupture bc
of too much fluid
