The nurse is caring for a 56-year-old female client with renal failure who regularly undergoes peritoneal dialysis.The nurse understands that this client is most at risk for:

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Peritoneal dialysis is an indirect method of cleansing the blood of waste products using osmosis and diffusion with the peritoneum functioning as a semipermeable membrane.This method removes excess fluid and waste products from the bloodstream when a sterile electrolyte solution (dialysate)is instilled into the peritoneal cavity by gravity via a surgically placed catheter.The dialysate remains in the cavity for a prescribed time interval and then is drained out by gravity,taking accumulated wastes and excess fluid and electrolytes with it.This places the client at risk for electrolyte imbalances.

The Nurse Is Caring for a 56-Year-Old Female Client with Renal