Medical Term/Lab values
The term inferior means
____________ controls water movement & body fluid distribution
Osmolality
What test does a nurse perform to test for dehydration?
When flushing an IV, how should you push the saline?
Slow, gentle pressure
The nurse is ordering the patient who has multiple wounds meal tray, which of the following would the nurse choose:
A. a salad with spinach and kale
B. A chicken salad sandwich on white bread
C. A tofu burger
D. A piece of grilled salmon
B or C
22-26
What is the intracellular cation?
Potassium
Hyperkalemia can result in
Cardiac dysrhythmias
If a patient has a delay in receiving IV medication, you should change the rate to compensate for delays
TRUE or FALSE
False
What are some nursing interventions for a patient with edema?
SCDs, I&Os, Diuretics, Low sodium diet
Lab value of sodium
135-145
What is the extracellular cation?
Sodium
What is one symptom of dehydration?
Thirst, poor skin turgor, dry cracked lips
Before administering IV potassium, what is important to check with their urine?
30mL/hr
When the nurse is washing the face of a patient, she touches the cheek area, and if the patient has a spasm of lips/face what electrolyte imbalance does this show?
Calcium
Pumping action of heart creates ___________ ______________
Hydrostatic pressure
What is the process by which substances moved across the membrane?
Diffusion
What ABG results in hyperventilation
What is the complication called when the fluid leaks around the vein into the soft tissue?
Infiltration
The nurse is assessing a patient with renal failure, and notes fatigue, muscle cramps, and confusion. What electrolyte should the nurse assess?
Sodium
Incision into the subcutaneous tissue to increase circulation is called an
Escharotomy
What is the movement of water across a membrane called?
Osmosis
If a patient has a hematocrit of 33, what is this an indicator of ?
Fluid overload
What is it called when medications/chemicals leak into the tissue?
Extravasation
If a nurse has a patient that is in respiratory acidosis and has asthma, what type of intervention may the nurse encourage
Deep breathing excercises