Practice Question
A patient is experiencing dehydration. Which physiological response involving antidiuretic hormone (ADH) would you expect to occur in the kidneys?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Increased reabsorption of water in the nephrons of the kidneys
Rationale:
🔶 Dehydration triggers increased secretion of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) from the posterior pituitary gland.
🔶 ADH acts on the renal collecting ducts, increasing water reabsorption and decreasing urine output.
🔶 This mechanism conserves body water and helps restore plasma volume and blood pressure.
🔶 The kidneys respond by concentrating urine, making it darker and smaller in volume.
🔶 This is a normal homeostatic response to fluid deficit.
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Answer Choices:
A. Request assistance from another nurse or healthcare professional.
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C. Ask the patient to drink water to hydrate and try again after 15 minutes.
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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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