When a client's serum sodium level is 120 mEq/L, the priority nursing assessment is to monitor the status of which body system?
1. Neurological
2. Gastrointestinal
3. Pulmonary
4. Hepatic
ANS: 1
Because sodium is necessary for nerve impulse transmission, the priority nursing assessment with hyponatremia is the neurological system.
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