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Chapter 14 Nutrition and Fluid Balance Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient is taking a diuretic that increases her urinary output. What would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis on which to base a teaching plan?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Diuretics increase fluid loss, raising the risk of deficient fluid volume.
Question 2 of 5
A woman has had her left breast removed for cancer. She also had an axillary node dissection on the left during surgery. How would this affect placement of an intravenous line?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lymph node dissection increases infection risk (lymphedema), so the left arm is avoided.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following patients would be the most likely candidate for the administration of total parenteral nutrition?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Severe pancreatitis often requires TPN due to inability to use the GI tract.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the drugs below are not associated with hypokalemia?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Amiloride is a potassium-sparing diuretic, so it does not cause hypokalemia.
Question 5 of 5
What is seen earliest in an ECG of hyperkalemia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Peaked T waves are the earliest ECG change in hyperkalemia.