Exam 2: NR226/ NR 226 Fundamentals Patient Care Exam |Rated A Questions and Verified Answers (2023/ 2024 Newly Update)- Chamberlain

Q: What is the quickest way to replace fluid and electrolytes?
Answer:
IV fluids
*** remember to replenish electrolytes SLOWLY.. replacing them too quickly can lead to cellular
damage and possibly death
Q: What is considered to be in the ECF (extracellular fluid)?
Answer:
the interstitial space and intravascular compartments
Q: What is the most abundant electrolyte found in the interstitial compart- ment (outside the
cell)?
Answer:
sodium
Q: What is the most abundant electrolyte found intracellular (inside the cell)?
Answer:
potassium
Q: What can replacing a low sodium elec- trolyte imbalance to quickly cause?
Answer:
neurological damage and phlebitis
Exam 2: NR226/ NR 226 Fundamentals
Patient Care Exam |Rated A Questions and
Verified Answers (2023/ 2024 Newly Update)-
Chamberlain

Q: What can replacing a low potassium electrolyte imbalance to quickly cause?
Answer:
life threatening arrhythmia’s
Q: Why does potas- sium need to be diluted when given intravenously?
Answer:
it could cause significant venous discomfort or phlebitis
Q: What can crackles in the lungs indicate?
Answer:
fluid volume overload
Q: What percentage of water are we made up of? How many liters of water are intracellular?
Intravascular? Interstitial (between the blood and the cells)?
Answer:
60%
28L intracellular
4-5L intravascular
11L interstitial
Q: What is the order fluid moves through the cell?
Answer:
vascular system –> capillary membrane –> interstitial area –> cell mem- brane
Q: Why are older adults more likely to have fluid volume deficit issues?
Answer:

they have a diminished thirst mechanism or they are experiencing incon- tinence issues which is
making them not want to intake fluid
Q: sweat
Q: What is insensible loss?
Answer:
fluid loss from things we cannot measure
Q: dehydration or hypovolemia?

• loss of water and electrolytes OR isotonic loss
• decreased vascular volume
• decreased tissue perfusion – can lead to shock
  Answer:
  hypovolemia
  Q: dehydration or hypovolemia?
• loss of more h2o than sodium
• hypertonic imbalance
• water deficit
  Answer:
  clinical dehydration
  Q: Does fluid volume deficit have increased lab values or decreased? How about fluid volume
  excess?