Author Question: The client has an order for intravenous (IV) fluids. The normal saline, an isotonic solution, is ... (Read 32 times)

ETearle · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The client has an order for intravenous (IV) fluids. The normal saline, an isotonic solution, is ordered. The nurse knows that an isotonic solution:

A) contains the same osmotic pressure.
B) is stronger than opposing sides of a membrane.
C) contains the same hydrostatic pressure.
D) is weaker than opposing sides of a membrane.

Question 2

The client has been admitted to the emergency room in respiratory distress. The blood gases reveal that there is poor movement of gas across the alveolar-capillary membrane. The nurse knows that there is a problem with:

A) permeability.
B) diffusion.
C) osmosis.
D) filtration.