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A nurse is preparing to teach a client about temperature regulation and homeostasis. Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
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Homeostasis makes your blood pressure rise when you experience stress.
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Homeostasis allows you to maintain a stable body temperature despite the outside temperature.
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Homeostasis is solely under the control of your brain and nervous system.
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Homeostasis converts food into energy.
2.
The nurse is caring for a client with a high serum osmolality. Which condition is the client likely to have?
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Dehydration
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Fluid volume excess
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Hypothermia
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Hyperkalemia
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The nurse is caring for a client with excessive fluid accumulation in the pleural cavity. The nurse determines that fluid is accumulating in which fluid compartment?
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Intracellular
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Extracellular
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Interstitial
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Transcellular
4.
The nurse is caring for a client who has been experiencing diarrhea. Which anion does the nurse anticipate the client is losing through this loss of extracellular fluid?
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Calcium
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Sodium
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Potassium
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Chloride
5.
The nurse is caring for a client with a gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Which fluid compartment does the nurse understand is losing fluid?
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Interstitial compartment
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Intravascular compartment
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Transcellular compartment
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Intracellular compartment
6.
A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is in labor. Which of the following statements accurately describes the concept of positive feedback in the context of labor?
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Oxytocin is suppressed, stimulating uterine contractions.
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Oxytocin is released, stimulating uterine contractions.
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Oxytocin is suppressed, increasing contractions.
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Oxytocin is released, halting uterine contractions.
7.
A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the Na+K+ATPase pump. Which of the following statements accurately describes the role of this pump in maintaining cellular function?
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Potassium moves out of the cell and sodium moves into the cell, thereby maintaining a higher concentration of potassium inside the cell.
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Sodium moves out of the cell and potassium moves into the cell, thereby maintaining a higher concentration of sodium inside the cell.
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Sodium and potassium move out of the cell, thereby maintaining an equal concentration of electrolytes inside and outside the cell.
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Sodium and potassium move into the cell, thereby maintaining a higher concentration of electrolytes outside the cell.
8.
Which of the following is an example of a negative feedback loop in the human body?
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Release of oxytocin during childbirth
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Blood clotting
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Lactation
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Regulation of blood glucose levels
9.
The nurse is caring for a client with a fluid imbalance. Which statement accurately describes the distribution of intracellular (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF) in the body?
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The ICF constitutes approximately 40% of total body fluid, and ECF accounts for 20%.
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The ICF constitutes approximately 40% of total body fluid, and ECF accounts for 60%.
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The ICF constitutes approximately 20% of total body fluid, and ECF accounts for 80%.
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The ICF constitutes approximately 80% of total body fluid, and ECF accounts for 20%.
10.
Which of the following best describes the concept of osmotic equilibrium in the body?
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The balance of water and electrolytes in the body
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The balance of water and solutes across a semipermeable membrane
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The balance of ions in the body’s extracellular and intracellular fluid compartments
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The balance of acids and bases in the body’s fluid