Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 64%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
History and PhysicalNurse Notes
Laboratory results
Flow Sheet
Orders
Client is a 24-year-old male with a 2-day history of severe vomiting and diarrhea. The client believes he has a case of food poisoning after attending a party. Other individuals at the party were having similar symptoms.
Review H and P, nurses notes, laboratory results, flow sheet, and orders. Click to mark whether the assessment finding represents a therapeutic result of the sodium bicarbonate administered, a non-therapeutic side-effect, or an unrelated finding.
Correct answer
A,B,C,D,E,F
Rationale
Improved capillary refill, blood pressure, bicarbonate, and heart rate are therapeutic. Hypernatremia is a side effect, and urine output is unrelated.