WorksheetsAcid-Base Disturbances and Nursing Process
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
A 54-year-old patient with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia, and a productive cough. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.25, high blood CO2 (68 mm Hg). How would you interpret this?
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
Patient admit to the emergency room with extreme anxiety and overventilation. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.55, low blood CO2 (34 mm Hg). How would you interpret this?
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
Patient admitted to the emergency room due to over ingestion of salicylate. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.25, low blood bicarbonate (17 mEq/L). How would you interpret this?
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
A patient in the medical ward ingested high dose of antacids. What acid base disturbance you expect for this patient?
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
The doctor writes an order a liquid oral medication. The order says to administer 20 grams by mouth BID. Pharmacy dispenses you with 10 gram/15 ml. How many ml will you administer per dose?
10 ml
20 ml
30 ml
15 ml
The doctor writes an order for a medication. The order says to administer 12.5 mg PO BID. Pharmacy dispenses you with 6.25 mg tablets. How many tablets do you administer with this dose?
1.5 tablets
2 tablets
3 tablets
2.5 tablets
The doctor writes an order for a medication. The order says to administer 0.1 gram by mouth daily. Pharmacy dispenses you with 100 mg per tablet. How many tablets will you administer per dose?
1 tablets
0.1 tablets
0.3 tablets
2.5 tablets
Which of the following is a cause of fluid volume deficit?
Liver failure
Kidney failure
Movement of fluid to third space
Excessive Sodium intake
In which of the following serum (plasma) Sodium increase?
Fluid volume excess
Fluid volume decrease
Dehydration
Bleeding
Which of the following is a cause of volume excess?
Heart failure
Bleeding
Decrease Sodium intake
Movement of fluid to third space
The nurse need to formulate the Goals and interventions suitable to the patient condition at which phase of the Nursing Process?
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
The first thing nurse need to do in the implementation phase is?
Re-assessment
Implement intervention
Set outcomes
Use NOC to develop outcomes
The kidney uses the following to regulate Sodium?
Excretion
Re-absorption
Filtration
Nothing
The growth of microorganism in body parts without causing disease is called?
Normal Flora
Infection
Nosocomial
Immunity
