In the Initial Stage, Vomiting Results In

question 43

Multiple Choice

In the initial stage, vomiting results in:

• A) metabolic acidosis.
• B) metabolic alkalosis.
• C) respiratory alkalosis.
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Reasoning

Process that enables an observer to assign meaning to and classify phenomena in clinical situations by integrating observations and critical thinking.

Nursing Diagnosis

Formal statement of an actual or potential health problem that nurses can legally and independently treat; the second step of the nursing process, during which the patient's actual and potential unhealthy responses to an illness or condition are identified.

Assessment Data

Information collected about a patient's health status to inform diagnosis and treatment planning.

Nursing Diagnosis

The clinical judgment concerning a human response to health conditions/life processes, or vulnerability for that response, by an individual, family, group, or community that provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions.