A Client Is Being Discharged and Needs to Self-Monitor for the Development

question 28

Multiple Choice

A client is being discharged and needs to self-monitor for the development of hyperkalemia.Which intervention is most important for the nurse to teach the client?

• A) Weighing self daily at the same time of day
• B) Assessing radial pulse for a full minute twice a day
• C) Ensuring an oral intake of a least 3 L of fluids per day
• D) Restricting sodium as well as potassium intake

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Definitions:

Ejaculation

Reflexive expulsion of semen from the penis.

Prostatic Urethra

Part of the male urethra, approximately 2.5 cm in length, that passes through the prostate gland.

Semen

Penile ejaculate; thick, yellowish white, viscous fluid containing spermatozoa and secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands.

Emission

Discharge; accumulation of semen in the urethra prior to ejaculation. A nocturnal emission is a discharge of semen while asleep.