Question 1
A patient with acute kidney injury is prescribed intermittent hemodialysis three times a week for 4 hours each session. The nurse should plan interventions to address what problem that can occur between sessions? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Fluid overload
◦ Electrolyte imbalances
◦ Infection
◦ Hypotension
◦ Waste accumulation
Question 2
The nurse cares for a patient during continuous renal replacement therapy. What intervention should the nurse perform at this time? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Warm the dialysate to body temperature.
◦ Administer replacement fluid as determined by the hourly fluid balance goal.
◦ Inspect the dialysate return.
◦ Assess partial thromboplastin time every 1 to 2 hours.
◦ Monitor vital signs every half hour.
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
Patient with exophthalmos.
Position of patient following seizure
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
A physical therapist exercising the patient’s leg in a physical therapy department.
Renal Autoregulation