Jeopardy Flashcards
This IV solution is used to tx hypokalemia should not be given faster 10 mEq/L in the IV.
KCl
Insulin and dextrose are used to tx this imbalance
Hyperkalemia
What nursing action is best for the nurse to perform when providing care for an incontinent client to prevent infection?
- standard precaution
- handwashing
Joint pain, butterfly rash, photosensitivity
Lupus
Anaphylactic reaction from bee sting happened.
You already removed the stinger, gave epi, and O2. What do you do next?
Start IV
RN is emptying 350 mL of pale yellow urine from a CKD patient. This is the first time the pt has voided in 4 hours.
What should the RN do next?
Normal amount. So just record this on their chart.
Most important post-op pt to prevent venous thrombosis
Ambulation after surgery
CM of this fluid imbalance include:
1. Bounding pulse
2. Increased BP
3. S3 heart sound
4. JVD
5. Pitting edema
6. Crackles
- Hypervolemia
- Fluid excess
Albumin
Acts like a water magnet in the blood vessels
pH: 7.49 - high
pCO2: 15 - low
HCO3: 11 - low
Partially compensated - all are off
Respiratory Alkalosis - pH is alkalotic
After a repeat of the test for HIV, a pt continues to have a positive test result, but is asymptomatic.
The nurse anticipates for this lab value to be elevated:
Viral load lab
What is the only fluid you can give with a blood transfusion?
Normal saline (0.9 sodium chloride)
These are the lab values that the RN should be concerned about when giving sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) to the pt.
- Serum sodium
- Serum potassium
These labs are expected to be elevated in a pt with fluid volume deficit/hypovolemia:
Sodium
1. Osmolality
2. BUN, creatinine
3. Urine specific gravity (concentrated urine)
4. H/H (if it’s due to fluid loss)
- H/H is lower in hemorrhaging
E. coli, candida albicans, pseudomonas can cause this:
UTI
