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(HONDROS) NUR 160 EXAM 1 LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM| QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY
GRADED A+| FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
OF PRACTICAL NURSING II EXAM 2025
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What organs play a vital role in fluid balance? - ANSWER - Kidneys
What does GFR stand for? - ANSWER - glomerular filtration rate
The rate at which the nephrons of the kidneys filter blood is called what?
- ANSWER - glomerular filtration rate
What is the Normal GFR (glomerular filtration rate) per minute? - ANSWER - 125 mL/min
What is the Normal GFR (glomerular filtration rate) per day? - ANSWER - 180 L/day
What is the normal output of urine per day? - ANSWER - 1-2 Liters/Day Urine, feces, vomiting, and wound drainage is what type of fluid loss? - ANSWER - Sensible 1 / 4
pg. 2 Perspiration and expiration are what type of fluid loss? - ANSWER - Insensible
Is sensible fluid loss measurable or immeasurable? - ANSWER - measurable
Is insensible fluid loss measurable or immeasurable? - ANSWER - Immeasurable
Name the two fluid compartments - ANSWER - Intracellular and extracellular
Name the type of fluid that contains large amounts of oxygen, carbon dioxide, glucose, amino acids, fatty acids, sodium, calcium, chloride, and bicarbonate. - ANSWER - Extracellular
Name the fluid that makes up the largest component of the body and contributes from 50% - 80% of total body weight, depending on age, sex, and body fat. - ANSWER - Water
What are the primary processes of passive transport that move substances through the cell membranes? - ANSWER - Diffusion, Osmosis, Filtration
The natural tendency of a substance to move from an area of higher to one of a lower concentration is called what? - ANSWER - Diffusion 2 / 4
pg. 3 The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane, from an area or low concentration to an area of high concentration. - ANSWER - Osmosis
What type of solution has the same concentration of electrolytes as body fluids? - ANSWER - Isotonic
What type of solution has a higher concentration of electrolytes than body fluids? - ANSWER - Hypertonic
What type of solution has a lower concentration of electrolytes than body fluids? - ANSWER - Hypotonic
What type of solution pulls fluid from cells? - ANSWER - Hypertonic
What type of solution expands the body's fluid volume without causing a fluid shift from one compartment to another? - ANSWER - Isotonic
What type of solution moves into the cells causing them to enlarge? - ANSWER - Hypotonic
The transfer of water and dissolved substances from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure. - ANSWER – Filtration
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pg. 4 Any condition that impairs normal ventilation and prevents the respiratory system from eliminating the appropriate amount of carbon dioxide causes what acid-base imbalance? - ANSWER - Respiratory Acidosis
What acid-base imbalance is most frequently caused by hyperventilation, adult respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure, head trauma, severe blood loss, or pneumonia? - ANSWER - Respiratory Alkalosis
What acid-base imbalance is most frequently caused by ketoacidosis and increased levels of lactic acidosis (as seen in shock), starvation, severe diarrhea and renal failure? - ANSWER - Metabolic Acidosis
What acid-base imbalance is most frequently caused by vomiting gastric contents and prolonged gastric suctioning. - ANSWER - Metabolic Alkalosis
What does pH stand for? - ANSWER - potential hydrogen
What is the normal blood pH levels? - ANSWER - 7.35 - 7.45
A blood pH LESS than 7.35 would indicate that the blood is too what? - ANSWER - Acidic
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