Of the following patients, who is at the greatest risk for fluid ...

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Of the following patients, who is at the greatest risk for fluid volume deficit?
 
  A. 4-month-old infant with an intractable fever of 103.2 F
  B. 17-year-old adolescent with gastroenteritis
  C. 28-year-old woman with Crohn disease
  D. 63-year-old man with diverticulitis

Question 2

The critical thinking competency that is unique to nurses is the nursing process. Which of the following includes all steps of the nursing process in the correct order?
 
  A. Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
  B. Diagnosis, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
  C. Planning, assessment, diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation
  D. Evaluation, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and assessment

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Answer to Question 1

A
Infants are at greater risk for fluid volume deficit (FVD), a condition involving water and electrolytes lost in equal or isotonic proportions.

Answer to Question 2

A
The nursing process is a systematic process that incorporates diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision-making through five steps: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

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