Fluid Volume Deficit and Excess Practice Questions
23 free Fluid Volume Deficit and Excess practice questions for the NCLEX Exam, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. A patient with continuous vomiting and diarrhea is most likely to exhibit which of the following assessment findings?
- Q2. Which laboratory finding would you expect in a patient with fluid volume excess (isotonic expansion)?
- Q3. Which of the following is a late sign of fluid volume excess?
- Q4. In managing a patient with hypervolemia, which nursing action should the nurse implement?
- Q5. Which of the following patients is at highest risk for fluid volume deficit?
- Q6. Which of the following is an appropriate indicator that fluid volume deficit is resolving?
- Q7. A nurse is caring for a patient with severe burns. The nurse expects the patient to be at risk for:
- Q8. A patient has low blood pressure, tachycardia, dry mucous membranes, and increased urine specific gravity. Which solution will most likely be ordered?
- Q9. A nurse is monitoring a patient with Congestive heart failure and notes a gain of 2 kg in 24 hours, bilateral crackles on auscultation, and jugular venous dist…
- Q10. A patient receiving large volumes of isotonic IV fluids without monitoring develops crackles, JVD, and weight gain. Which mechanism explains this?
- Q11. Which statement by a patient indicates understanding of teaching about managing fluid volume excess at home?
- Q12. A nurse is monitoring a patient with Congestive heart failure and notes a gain of 2 kg in 24 hours, bilateral crackles on auscultation and jugular venous diste…
- Q13. A patient with fluid volume deficit is most at risk for which complication?
- Q14. The primary nursing intervention for a patient in hypovolemia is:
- Q15. A nurse notes that a patient’s urine output is 20 mL/hr for 3 hours, skin turgor is tenting, and capillary refill is 4 seconds. These findings are most indicat…
- Q16. A patient has low blood pressure, tachycardia, dry mucous membranes and increased urine specific gravity. Which solution will most likely be ordered?
- Q17. A patient receiving large volumes of isotonic IV fluids without monitoring develops crackles, JVD and weight gain. Which mechanism explains this?
- Q18. A patient with advanced Chronic kidney disease is showing periorbital edema, ascites, and a hematocrit that has dropped from 40 % to 30 % over a week. What is…
- Q19. During assessment of a patient with suspected fluid volume excess, which vital sign and finding pair should the nurse expect?
- Q20. A patient with fluid volume deficit is getting 0.9% saline. The nurse should monitor for which potentially adverse outcome?
- Q21. Which of the following is a key difference between dehydration and fluid volume deficit?
- Q22. A patient has a serum sodium of 120 mEq/L, decreased urine output, and swollen hands and ankles. The nurse interprets this as:
- Q23. A nurse is caring for a patient with ascites and peripheral edema due to liver cirrhosis. Which of the following interventions is most appropriate?