When a Nurse Administers a Hypotonic Intravenous Solution to a Patient

question 20

Multiple Choice

When a nurse administers a hypotonic intravenous solution to a patient, water will:

• A)Move by osmosis from the plasma compartment to the interstitial compartment.
• B)Move by diffusion from the plasma compartment to the interstitial compartment.
• C)Move by osmosis from the interstitial compartment to the plasma compartment.
• D)Move by diffusion from the interstitial compartment to the plasma compartment.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Conditioned Response

An automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.