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The Nurse Coming on Duty Gets a Laboratory Report on an Assigned

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The nurse coming on duty gets a laboratory report on an assigned child, and the serum sodium level is reported as 133 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L) . The nurse would expect this client with a 133 mEq/L sodium level to:


A) be experiencing headache, muscle weakness, and abdominal cramps
B) have flushed skin, an elevated temperature, and intense thirst
C) have a slow pulse rate, decreased respirations, and elevated blood pressure
D) appear perfectly normal because this is a normal serum sodium level for a child

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