A 9-year-old patient has been admitted to the postsurgical nursing unit after surgery to remove her spleen. The health care provider has ordered the child to have an IV of 0.9% sodium chloride
The nurse who is caring for the patient recognizes this as what type of solution? A. Hypotonic
B. Isotonic
C. Hypertonic
D. None of the above
B
Solutions are hypertonic, isotonic, or hypotonic. Infusion of isotonic solutions such as 0.9% sodium chloride (a solution of equal osmotic pressure) expand the body's intravascular fluid volume without causing a fluid shift from one compartment to another.
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A nursing supervisor is scheduling holiday hours. When the supervisor tells the staff nurse that she needs to work Christmas day, the staff nurse calmly states, "I worked last Christmas and will not work this Christmas."
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Which organ(s) are located in the retroperitoneal space?
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