The nurse is planning care for an older client with respiratory ...

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The nurse is planning care for an older client with respiratory acidosis. Which intervention should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?
 
  A) Administer prescribed intravenous fluids carefully.
  B) Administer intravenous sodium bicarbonate.
  C) Maintain adequate hydration.
  D) Reduce environmental stimuli.

Question 2

The nurse educator is teaching a group of student nurses regarding human growth and development. Which statement by the student nurse indicates the teaching has been effective?
 
  A) The zygote undergoes differentiation to form a multicellular embryo, which becomes a fetus and then an infant.
  B) Meiosis occurs only in the sex cells of the testes and ovaries.
  C) Mitosis is also known as the reduction division of the cell.
  D) When the two sex cells combine during fertilization, the total number of chromosomes (50) is present in the offspring's cells.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

In respiratory acidosis, there are a drop in the blood pH, reduced level of oxygen, and retaining of carbon dioxide. The body needs to be well-hydrated so that pulmonary secretions can be removed to improve oxygenation. Careful administration of intravenous fluids is important in the older client with metabolic alkalosis because older clients are at risk because of their fragile fluid and electrolyte status. Sodium bicarbonate is indicated in the treatment of metabolic acidosis. Reducing environmental stimuli would be appropriate for the client with respiratory alkalosis.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B

The zygote undergoes mitosis to form a multicellular embryo, which becomes a fetus and then an infant. Meiosis, the reduction division of the cell, occurs only in the sex cells of the testes and ovaries. When the two sex cells combine during fertilization, the total number of chromosomes present in the offspring's cells is 46, not 50.