luids and Electrolytes Lesson 8: Regulating Electrolytes, Part A, Sodium, Potassium, and Chloride

An older client is being discharged home after hospitalization for a diagnosis of hyponatremia. The nurse is providing discharge instructions. Which teaching point should the nurse include in the instructions to address ongoing care for hyponatremia?

a. Instruct about consuming adequate fluids

b. Tell him to report any weight gain greater than 5 lb/day

c. Teach about foods high in sodium

d. Stress the importance of taking a daily temperature

c.

The nurse is working in a primary healthcare provider's office. Client education is one of the primary functions of the nurse in this practice. The nurse has been asked to screen for clients at risk for a diagnosis of hyponatremia. The nurse should determine that which clients are at risk for hyponatremia?

Select all that apply.

a. Elderly clients living in nondashair-conditioned homes in hot weather

b. Middle-aged clients with no medical history

c. Athletes

d. Clients with persistent vomiting and diarrhea

e. Clients who do heavy labor in hot temperatures

a. 

c. 

d. 

e. 

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