Exam 10: Care of the Patient with a Urinary Disorder

When the home health patient is started on dialysis,the home health nurse refers the patient to a community support group that assists with the adjustments necessary to living with dialysis.Which group offers this service?

A patient with cystitis is receiving phenazopyridine (Pyridium)for pain and is voiding a bright red-orange urine.What should the nurse do?

What should the nurse counsel the young man with chronic prostatitis to avoid?

The nurse notes the amount and color of the urine the patient with urolithiasis has voided.While using Standard Precautions,what should be the nurse's next action?

The home health nurse suggests the use of complementary and alternative therapies to prevent and/or treat urinary tract infections (UTIs).Which of the following is an example of such therapies?

Why are urinary tract infections (UTI)common in older adults? (Select all that apply. )

It is 2 days after a 42-year-old male patient's urinary diversion surgery.He continues to be critical of the hospital and the nursing care,even though the staff has spent time explaining the care to him.What is the most likely explanation for his behavior?

_________ is a prostatic pain without evidence of infection or inflammation.

A male patient,age 71,has benign prostatic hypertrophy.He is recovering from a trans-urethral prostatic resection.The physician orders removal of the indwelling catheter 2 days after the TURP procedure.What might the patient experience after the catheter is removed?

The nurse is aware that as a person ages there is a loss of the __________mechanism of the kidney due to a decrease in blood supply to the kidneys and loss of nephrons.

Which action can reduce the risk of skin impairment secondary to urinary incontinence?

As the body breaks down protein,nitrogen wastes are broken down into urea,ammonia,and:

An intravenous pyelogram confirms the presence of a 4-mm renal calculus in the proximal left ureter of a newly admitted patient.Physician orders include meperidine (Demerol)100 mg IM q4h PRN,strain all urine,and encourage fluids to 4000 mL/day.What should be the nurse's highest priority when planning care for this patient?

What should the patient be encouraged to eat during the active phase of acute renal failure?

A patient who is receiving continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)complains of "spasm-like" pain over his lower abdomen.What should the initial intervention be by the nurse?

A 56-year-old patient with cancer of the bladder is recovering from a cystectomy with an ileal conduit.What is an important aspect in nursing interventions of the patient with an ileal conduit?

What is the hormone from the posterior pituitary gland that influences the amount of water that is eliminated with the urine?

As the nurse and the dietitian review a female patient's diet plan with her,she shouts that with her diabetes and now the kidney failure,there is just nothing she can eat.She says she might as well eat what she wants,because there is nothing she can do to help herself.Based on the patient's response,which nursing diagnosis does the nurse identify?

The patient,age 43,has cancer of the urinary bladder.He has received a cystectomy with an ileal conduit.Which characteristics would be considered normal for his urine?

_____________ is a term for severe generalized edema.