Tuesday, December 22, 2009

question of the week

Question of the week for 12.21.09

A client develops volume overload from an IV that has infused too rapidly. What assessment should a nurse expect to find?

1. S3 heart sound
2. Thready pulse
3. Flattened neck veins
4. Hypoventilation

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 1

Smeltzer, S.C., Bare, B.G., Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K.H.
Brunner-Suddarth's textbook of medical surgical nursing (11th ed.). (2008).
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.