6. In the clinical area, a major responsibility of the nurse is to prevent fluid

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6. In the clinical area, a major responsibility of the nurse is to prevent fluid overload by: (a) monitoring the type and amount of fluid the patient drinks (b) notifying the physician before allowing oral fluids (c) monitoring the rate of intravenous infusions (d) monitoring the urine output 7. The patient in labor is loosing fluid rapidly through: (a) the skin only (b) both skin and gastrointestinal tract (c) both the skin and the respiratory tract (d) both the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract 8. Patients who are experiencing high fevers must be assessed closely for: (a) fluid volume deficit (b) fluid volume excess (c) increased interstitial fluid (d) increased intracellular fluid 9. Ms. P experiences a postpartum hemorrhage and as a result her blood pressure is very low. You would expect urine output to: (a) increase (b) decrease (c) remain the same (d) first increase then decrease 10. The kidneys respond to the low blood pressure by activating the renin angiotensin mechanism. Angiotensin is a powerful: (a) vasoconstrictor (b) vasodilator (c) clotting factor (d) plasma protein 11. In addition, angiotensin also stimulates the adrenal cortex to s Aldosterone causes the kidneys to: (a) excrete sodium and conserve water (b) conserve sodium and conserve water (c) conserve sodium and excrete water (d) excrete sodium and excrete water

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6. (d). A major responsibility of the nurse in order to prevent fluid overload is to monitor the urine output and as well as the input so that we are sure that there is balance between the input and the output.

7. (a) As during the labor the patient has to push really hard in order to give birth to the baby therefore it requires a lot of energy and strenght which causes the patient to sweat.

8. (a) Patient is high fever must be assessed for fluid volume deficit as they tend to sweat more therefore one must check for any signs of dehydration.

9. (b) During post partum hemorrhage the urine output willl decrease.

10.(a) Angiotensin is a powerful vasoconstrictor which helps increase the blood pressure

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