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Distribution of Body Fluids
Distribution of Body Fluids ( 6 Questions)
A nurse is teaching a client about the importance of maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
This statement is correct. Fluids and electrolytes help transport nutrients and oxygen to the cells by maintaining blood volume and pressure. They also help maintain the acid-base balance of the blood and other body fluids.
This statement is correct. Fluids and electrolytes help regulate body temperature by allowing heat to be distributed evenly throughout the body and by facilitating sweating, which cools the body. They also help lubricate the joints by providing synovial fluid, which reduces friction and inflammation.
This statement is correct. Fluids and electrolytes help digest food by providing saliva, gastric juice, bile, pancreatic juice, and intestinal secretions, which break down food and absorb nutrients. They also help excrete wastes from the body by forming urine, feces, sweat, and breath, which eliminate excess fluids, electrolytes, toxins, and carbon dioxide.
This statement indicates a need for further teaching. Fluids and electrolytes do not help increase body fat or lower blood pressure. Body fat is determined by the balance between calorie intake and expenditure, not by fluid intake. Blood pressure is influenced by many factors, such as cardiac output, vascular resistance, blood volume, and hormone levels, not by fluid intake alone. Fluid intake can affect blood pressure only if it causes overhydration or dehydration, which are both abnormal conditions that should be avoided.
Choice A reason:
This statement is correct. Fluids and electrolytes help transport nutrients and oxygen to the cells by maintaining blood volume and pressure. They also help maintain the acid-base balance of the blood and other body fluids.
Choice B reason:
This statement is correct. Fluids and electrolytes help regulate body temperature by allowing heat to be distributed evenly throughout the body and by facilitating sweating, which cools the body. They also help lubricate the joints by providing synovial fluid, which reduces friction and inflammation.
Choice C reason:
This statement is correct. Fluids and electrolytes help digest food by providing saliva, gastric juice, bile, pancreatic juice, and intestinal secretions, which break down food and absorb nutrients. They also help excrete wastes from the body by forming urine, feces, sweat, and breath, which eliminate excess fluids, electrolytes, toxins, and carbon dioxide.
Choice D reason:
This statement indicates a need for further teaching. Fluids and electrolytes do not help increase body fat or lower blood pressure. Body fat is determined by the balance between calorie intake and expenditure, not by fluid intake. Blood pressure is influenced by many factors, such as cardiac output, vascular resistance, blood volume, and hormone levels, not by fluid intake alone. Fluid intake can affect blood pressure only if it causes overhydration or dehydration, which are both abnormal conditions that should be avoided.