Which Assessment Finding Should Cause a Nurse to Question Administering

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which assessment finding should cause a nurse to question administering a sodium-containing isotonic IV fluid?

• A)Blood pressure of 102/58.
• B)Dry mucous membranes.
• C)Poor skin turgor.
• D)Pitting edema.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable.

Slope

The measure of the steepness, incline, or grade of a straight line, reflecting the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Y-Intercept

The point where a line crosses the Y-axis of a graph, indicating the value of the response variable when all predictor variables are zero.

Linear Regression Model

A statistical technique that establishes the link between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables by applying a linear equation to the data collected.