Practice Question
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has respiratory alkalosis and is hyperventilating. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Have the client breath into a paper bag.
Rationale:
💎 Respiratory alkalosis occurs due to hyperventilation, which causes excessive CO₂ loss and increased blood pH.
💎 Breathing into a paper bag allows the client to rebreathe exhaled CO₂, restoring acid-base balance.
💎 The goal is to increase PaCO₂ and correct alkalosis symptoms (e.g., dizziness, lightheadedness).
💎 Sodium bicarbonate is contraindicated—it would worsen alkalosis.
💎 Insulin or head-lowering positions are unrelated to correcting hyperventilation-induced alkalosis.
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Answer Choices:
A. Request assistance from another nurse or healthcare professional.
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During a venipuncture procedure, a nurse is unable to obtain blood from a patient's antecubital vein after two attempts. What should be the nurses next course of action?
Answer Choices:
A. Request assistance from another nurse or healthcare professional.
B. Switch to using a butterfly needle and try again on the same arm.
C. Ask the patient to drink water to hydrate and try again after 15 minutes.
D. Attempt venipuncture on the same site using a different needle.
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Adult Health
- Answer Choices: 4
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