Which of the following procedures or tests is not useful for evaluating fluid, electrolyte, or acid-base balance?
A. Determination of blood pH
B. Determination of plasma PO2
C. Determination of plasma PCO2
D. Determination of concentrations of sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate in plasma
B
You might also like to view...
A patient is admitted to a medical surgical unit. What factors will determine how frequently vital signs will be assessed? (Select all that apply.)
a. Desire of the patient b. Judgment of need by the nurse c. Discretion of the family d. Orders of the health care provider e. Patient's condition
The nurse is caring for a 69-year-old patient with a history of osteoarthritis (OA) who has just been admitted to the medical unit. The patient asks the nurse what the difference is between OA and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
What is the best response by the nurse? A) "OA is considered a noninflammatory joint disease. RA is characterized by inflamed, swollen joints." B) " OA and RA are very similar. OA affects the smaller joints, and RA affects the larger, weight-bearing joints." C) "OA affects joints on both sides of the body. RA is usually unilateral." D) "OA is more common in women. RA is more common in men."
A nurse is offering a pharmacology refresher course for a group of nurses
During the education session, the nurse wants to evaluate understanding and asks the group to provide an example of a drug that binds to receptors and enhances the actions of a natural transmitter. The best response by a participant would be a. diazepam (Valium). b. propranolol (Inderal). c. insulin. d. diphenhydramine (Benadryl).
The following statement: "There will be a change in nursing practice of nurses after completion of an EBP mentorship program as compared to before the mentorship program," is an example of a
a. problem statement. b. purpose statement. c. research hypothesis. d. correlation.