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The nurse is planning care for a client with dehydration and, after assessment, sets the nursing diagnosis of risk for electrolyte imbalance.
 
  The client has abnormally low levels of serum sodium, resulting in fluid loss characterized by a proportionately greater loss of sodium than water. The nurse knows this condition to be which of the following? 1. Isotonic dehydration
   2. Hypotonic dehydration
   3. Hydrostatic pressure
   4. Osmotic pressure

Question 2

The nurse is planning a class for a group of new student nurses regarding risk management. The nurse plans to include that:
 
  1. Risk management seeks to prevent harm.
   2. Risk management controls costs of supplies.
   3. Risk management assures that nurses are truthful.
   4. Risk management empowers clients.



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Answer to Question 1

2: Hypotonic dehydration

Rationale:
Hypotonic dehydration occurs when fluid loss is characterized by a proportionately greater loss of sodium than water, causing serum sodium to fall below normal levels. Isotonic dehydration occurs when fluid loss is not balanced by intake, and the losses of water and sodium are in proportion. Hydrostatic pressure occurs when extracellular fluid volume excess occurs; the increased fluid volume in the vascular compartment congests the veins. Osmotic pressure pulls fluid into the capillaries, usually in response to the presence of albumin and other plasma proteins made by the liver.

Answer to Question 2

1. Risk management seeks to prevent harm.

Rationale:
The major goal of a risk management department is to prevent harm to clients and hospital personnel by examining past mistakes and identifying potential hazards. The cost of supplies, truthfulness of nurses, and empowerment of clients are not goals of risk management.





 

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