Author Question: The client has an order for IV fluids. Normal saline, an isotonic solution, is ordered. What is the ... (Read 86 times)

drink · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The client has an order for IV fluids. Normal saline, an isotonic solution, is ordered. What is the best description the nurse can provide to a student nurse about isotonic solutions?

A) Contains the same osmotic pressure
B) Stronger than opposing sides of a membrane
C) Contains the same hydrostatic pressure
D) Weaker than opposing sides of a membrane

Question 2

A client arrives at a local community healthcare center complaining of pain near the chest area. While recording the patient's condition, what information should the nurse classify as subjective data?

1 . Client's blood pressure
2 . Complains of nausea
3 . Upset about brother's death
4 . Client's frame of mind
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4

sylvia · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
An isotonic solution contains the same osmotic pressure. A hypertonic solution is stronger than opposite sides of a membrane. A hypotonic solution is weaker than opposite sides of a membrane.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
The client's frame of mind, complaints of nausea, or being upset about brother's death are subjective data because they cannot be observed or measured by anyone else apart from the client. Objective data include all the measurable and observable pieces of information about the client's condition. The client's blood pressure can be measured by a sphygmomanometer and, therefore, is an objective piece of information.