Dehydration
Where the nurse should assess a patient's skin turgor.
What is the forehead, anterior chest, and medial forearm?
When the monitoring of neurological status is indicated.
What is Serum Sodium level of 120mEq/L?
What is hyponatremia?
The importance of a medication reconciliation.
What is Patients not understanding how herbs and supplements can affect fluid and electrolyte balance?
An indication of fluid volume excess.
What is edema?
Action to take in fluid volume excess.
What is restricting fluid intake?
Weighing the wet diaper and subtracting the weight of the unused diaper.
How a nurse calculates urinary output of a baby.
The unexpected K value that should be reported to the HCP.
What is hypokalemia of 3.1 mEq/L?
Body fluids and drainage that can be measured over 8 or 24 hours.
What is output?
Slight indentation (2mm); mild indentation returns to normal fairly quickly.
What is 1+ pitting edema?
A method to classify sodium restrictions.
What is mild, moderate or severe?
One of the first indications of a fluid volume deficit
What is tachycardia?
The diagnostic test that will be done to determine the patient's renal function.
What is creatinine?
A more precise method of monitoring changes in fluid balance.
What is daily weights?
Considered a fairly late indicator of FVE.
What is edema?
The causes of excessive fluids and electrolytes losses, especially sodium and potassium.
What is strenuous exercise or severe diarrhea?
The 3 clinical manifestations of dehydration.
What is dry skin, oliguria and urine specific gravity >1.030?
The 3 expected lab results (urine sp.gr, Hct, BUN) for a patient with dehydration (sx: diaphoresis, vomiting, high fever several days).
What is?
Urine specific gravity >1.030
Hematocrit increased
BUN >2
Questions designed to highlight recent changes in fluid intake, diet, and other lifestyle habits.
What is a health history?
Cause for edema in the sacral area.
What are patients who are bed ridden?
A drink that contains fluid and electrolytes.
What is Gatorade?
Type of fluids recommended for a loss of fluid and electrolytes from strenuous exercise. Adult & Children
What are sport drinks? For children, what is Pedialyte?
Magnesium and adrenal insufficiency.
What is increased serum levels?
A neurologic test that assesses hydration.
What is Trousseau's sign?
Obvious swelling, but the tissue is too firm and hard to be indented.
What is Brawny edema?
Pitting vs brawny edema
An abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
What is ascites?