Test Bank For Nursing A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volume I, II & III, 4th Edition (Pearson Education, 2023)

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Test Bank For Nursing A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volume I, II & III, 4th Edition (Pearson Education, 2023)

1) A client who has been fasting and has ketones in the urine is brought to the emergency
department (ED) unconscious. Which acid-base imbalance would the nurse expect to assess in this
client?
A) Metabolic acidosis
B) Respiratory alkalosis
C) Metabolic alkalosis
D) Respiratory acidosis
Answer: A
Explanation: A) A client who is fasting is at risk for development of metabolic acidosis. The
body recognizes fasting as starvation and begins to metabolize its own fatty acids into ketones,
which are metabolic acids.
B) A client who is fasting is at risk for development of metabolic acidosis. The body recognizes
fasting as starvation and begins to metabolize its own fatty acids into ketones, which are metabolic
acids. Starvation would not result in respiratory alkalosis.
C) A client who is fasting is at risk for development of metabolic acidosis. The body recognizes
fasting as starvation and begins to metabolize its own fatty acids into ketones, which are metabolic
acids. Starvation would not result in metabolic alkalosis.
D) A client who is fasting is at risk for development of metabolic acidosis. The body recognizes
fasting as starvation and begins to metabolize its own fatty acids into ketones, which are metabolic
acids. Starvation would not result in respiratory acidosis.
Page Ref: 5
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Client Need/Sub: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
Standards: QSEN Competencies: III.A.1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic scientific methods
and processes. | AACN Domains and Competencies: 2.4 Diagnose actual or potential health
problems and needs. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Relationships between
knowledge/science and quality and safe patient care. | Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: 1.2. Differentiate alterations in acid-base balance.
MNL LO: Analyze the concept of acid-base balance and its application to nursing care.

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