a nurse is assessing clients on a medical surgical unit which clients are at increased risk for hypophosphatemia select all that do not apply
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ATI Fluid Electrolyte and Acid-Base Regulation

1. A nurse is assessing clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which clients are at increased risk for hypophosphatemia? (Select all that do not apply.)

Correct answer: C

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2. You are an emergency-room nurse caring for a trauma patient. Your patient has the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.26, PaCO2 28, HCO3 11 mEq/L. How would you interpret these results?

Correct answer: D

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3. You are caring for a 65-year-old male patient admitted to your medical unit 72 hours ago with pyloric stenosis. A nasogastric tube placed upon admission has been on low intermittent suction ever since. Upon review of the mornings blood work, you notice that the patients potassium is below reference range. You should recognize that the patient may be at risk for what imbalance?

Correct answer: C

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4. .A nurse assesses a clients peripheral IV site, and notices edema and tenderness above the site. Which action should the nurse take next?

Correct answer: D

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5. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing moderate metabolic alkalosis. Which action should the nurse take?

Correct answer: D

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