Q4. The passive movement of substances across a membrane to achieve equal concentration is known as:
Q7. A patient with diabetes presents to the clinic with a 1-…
Q7. A patient with diabetes presents to the clinic with a 1-month history of tingling, altered sensation, and pain in the distal lower extremities. This type of pain is
Q26. At the beginning of the shift, a patient’s IV bag has 9…
Q26. At the beginning of the shift, a patient’s IV bag has 960 mL remaining. The IV fluid is running at 50 mL/hr. In 10 hours, there should be how many milliliters remaining in the IV bag?
Q35. A 10-month old infant has had watery green stool for 2…
Q35. A 10-month old infant has had watery green stool for 2 days and refuses the bottle. The nurse is aware that the primary concern for this baby is:
Q28. For the accurate measurement to detect fluid retention,…
Q28. For the accurate measurement to detect fluid retention, the nurse instructs the nursing assistants to measure the weight each morning:
Q36. The patient who was admitted after vomiting for 3 days…
Q36. The patient who was admitted after vomiting for 3 days would show an abnormally low blood pressure because of a fluid shift from:
Q10. The acid-base balance is regulated by the lungs and the…
Q10. The acid-base balance is regulated by the lungs and the:
Q25. The nurse points out that nonelectrolyte products of me…
Q25. The nurse points out that nonelectrolyte products of metabolism are as important to health as electrolytes. An example of a nonelectrolyte would be:
Q2. The gate control theory concludes that pain transmission…
Q2. The gate control theory concludes that pain transmission is controlled by a gate mechanism in the
Q31. A patient with heart failure has gained 2.2 lbs over th…
Q31. A patient with heart failure has gained 2.2 lbs over the last 24 hours. The nurse is aware that this weight gain represents a fluid retention of: