Want to know:
A client with extracellular fluid volume deficit has received 500ml bolus of normal saline intravenously. Which finding from the nurse's assessment indicates that the fluid deficit is improving?Heart rate is100 beats/minute. Capillary refill less than 2 seconds. Skin tenting is present on the dorsum of the hand. Urine specific gravity of 1.030.
Get a detailed, AI-powered explanation for this question and thousands more on StudyFetch.
Get the Answer for FreeHow StudyFetch Helps You Master This Topic
AI-Powered Answers
Get instant, detailed explanations powered by AI that understands your course material.
Deep Understanding
Go beyond surface-level answers with step-by-step breakdowns and examples.
Personalized Learning
Sparky adapts to your learning style and helps you connect ideas.
Practice & Test
Turn any question into flashcards, quizzes, and practice tests to solidify your knowledge.
Explore More Questions
- The nurse is examining a client for possible anemia. The client complains of fatigue and weight loss and appears pallor in color with slight jaundiced and has a beefy red tongue. The client also complains about poor balance and their fingers and toes feeling tingling and numb.The client's signs and symptoms are indicative of which type of anemia? Aplastic anemia. Iron deficiency anemia. Folic acid deficiency anemia. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia.
- The nurse is assessing a client who is 12 hours post spinal cord injury at C-6. The client is flushed in appearance with hot and dry skin. The client's heart rate has dropped to 58 beats per minute and blood pressure dropped to 86/52 mmHg. The client's signs and symptoms are indicative of which complication? Spinal shock. Neurogenic shock. Cardiogenic shock. Hemorrhagic shock.
- Which action should the nurse take to reduce the risk of infection in a client with an enterocutaneous fistula?Stop enteral feedings. Optimize gravity drainage of fistula. Check temperature orally every 2 hours. Administer antibiotics as needed.