Exam 10: Care of the Patient with a Urinary Disorder

A patient is receiving chlorothiazide (Diuril),a thiazide diuretic for hypertension.What nursing action is most important for prevention of complications?

To help a patient control incontinence,what should the nurse recommend the patient avoid?

The patient has end-stage renal disease (ESRD)and is admitted to the hospital with a blood urea nitrogen (BUN)level of 48 mg/dL.An excessive elevation of BUN could result from:

Because the kidneys are located in proximity to the vertebrae and are protected by the ribs,their location in documentation is referred to as:

Which foods should the home health nurse counsel hypokalemic patients to include in their diet?

Why are pediatric patients,especially girls,susceptible to urinary tract infections?

A patient,age 69,is admitted to the hospital with gross hematuria and history of a 20-lb weight loss during the last 3 months.The physician suspects renal cancer.In obtaining a nursing history from this patient,the nurse recognizes which of the following as a significant risk factor for renal cancer?

What should the nurse instruct the patient to do before obtaining the urine specimen for a urine culture?

The nurse assessing a patient who is taking furosemide (Lasix)finds an irregular pulse.This is likely a sign of:

Put the sequence of blood flow in order of flow through the nephron.(Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A,B,C,D) A) Reabsorption in loop of Henle B) Efferent arteriole C) Filtration in the glomerulus D) Reabsorption in proximal convoluted tubule E) Afferent arteriole F) Secretion in the distal convoluted tubule

The nurse is reviewing the urinalysis report on an assigned patient.The nurse recognizes which findings to be normal? (Select all that apply. )

What should the nurse encourage,barring any other contraindication,when teaching a patient how to decrease the chance of further problems with urolithiasis?

Acute glomerulonephritis is commonly a result of a preexisting infection of _____________.

What portion of the nephron is involved with filtration?

A patient has nephrotic syndrome.Which statement made by the patient indicates understanding of the necessary diet modifications?

The patient with nephrosis complains about the need for bed rest.How would the nurse explain the benefit of bed rest?

The nurse reassures the patient recovering from acute glomerulonephritis that after all other signs and symptoms of the disease subside,it is normal to have some residual (select all that apply):

A home health patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)has a nursing diagnosis of powerlessness related to life-altering disease.Which nursing intervention would be most helpful?

The patient is scheduled for a transurethral resection of the prostate.During preoperative teaching,what should the nurse emphasize about what the patient can expect after the procedure?

The prostatectomy technique,which involves an incision through the abdomen and the bladder,is a ____________prostatectomy.