Fluid, Lytes and Acid Base Imbalance

Question 1 The nurse is assessing the client for the presence of a Chvostek sign. What electrolyte imbalance would a positive Chvostek sign indicate?   Hypermagnesemia   Hyponatremia   Hypocalcemia You can induce Chvostek sign by tapping the client’s facial nerve adjacent to the ear. A brief contraction of the upper lip, nose, or side

Gastro practice 80 question quiz / answer

2.  You’re assessing the stoma of a patient with a healthy, well-healed colostomy. You expect the stoma to appear: 3.   You’re caring for a patient with a sigmoid colostomy. The stool from this colostomy is: 4.    You’re advising a 21 y.o. with a colostomy who reports problems with flatus. What food should you recommend? 5.   

Chapter 13: Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbance

A client is brought in by ambulance in a nauseous and confused state and demonstrating carpopedal spasm. Initial arterial blood gases show increased pH and HCO3 and normal PaCO2 levels. Breathing is slow and shallow. As the nurse caring for this client, you know that potassium salt should be a part of the treatment for this client

Quiz Stroke

Quiz Stroke What is the best score we aim for in a Glasgow coma scale? 2. What score on the Glasgow coma scale indicates a comatose client? 3. what score on the Glasgow coma scale indicates an unresponsive patient? 4. What is the score range on the Glasgow coma scale and what is the best