Fluid & Electrolyte NCLEX Challenge Exam (Quiz #2: 30 Questions)

Lee Angela’s lab test just revealed that her chloride level is 96 mEq/L. As a nurse, you would interpret this serum chloride level as:

Which of the following conditions is associated with elevated serum chloride levels?

In the extracellular fluid, chloride is a major:

Nursing intervention for the patient with hyperphosphatemia includes encouraging intake of:

Etiologies associated with hypocalcemia may include all of the following except:

Which of the following findings would the nurse expect to assess in hypercalcemia?

Which of the following is not an appropriate nursing intervention for a patient with hypercalcemia?

A patient in which of the following disorders is at high risk to develop hypermagnesemia?

Nursing interventions for a patient with hypermagnesemia include administering calcium gluconate to:

For a patient with hypomagnesemia, which of the following medications may become toxic?

Which of the following is the most important physical assessment parameter the nurse would consider when assessing fluid and electrolyte imbalance?

Insensible fluid losses include:

Which of the following intravenous solutions would be appropriate for a patient with severe hyponatremia secondary to syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)?

Aldosterone secretion in response to fluid loss will result in which one of the following electrolyte imbalances?

When assessing a patient for signs of fluid overload, the nurse would expect to observe:

The physician has ordered IV replacement of potassium for a patient with severe hypokalemia. The nurse would administer this:

Which of the following findings would the nurse expect to assess in a patient with hypokalemia?

Vien is receiving oral potassium supplements for his condition. How should the supplements be administered?

Normal venous blood pH ranges from:

Respiratory regulation of acids and bases involves:

To determine if a patient’s respiratory system is functioning, the nurse would assess which of the following parameters:

Which of the following conditions is an equal decrease of extracellular fluid (ECF) solute and water volume?

When monitoring the daily weight of a patient with fluid volume deficit (FVD), the nurse is aware that fluid loss may be considered when weight loss begins to exceed:

Dietary recommendations for a patient with a hypotonic fluid excess should include:

Osmotic pressure is created through the process of:

A rise in arterial pressure causes the baroreceptors and stretch receptors to signal an inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system, resulting in:

Normal serum sodium concentration ranges from:

When assessing a patient for electrolyte balance, the nurse is aware that etiologies for hyponatremia include:

Nursing interventions for a patient with hyponatremia include:

The nurse would analyze an arterial pH of 7.46 as indicating: