Exam 29: The Child with a Genitourinary Condition

What foods does the nurse recommend the child with acute glomerulonephritis avoid to prevent hyperkalemia?

The nurse is measuring ouput on an infant on the pediatric unit.When weighing the diaper and subtracting the weight of the dry diaper,the nurse records 30 grams and documents this as _________ mL.

The nurse uses a diagram to show how the _______________,the working unit of the kidney,filters and regulates fluids.

Which statement made by a parent of a child with nephrotic syndrome indicates an understanding of discharge teaching?

Which physical assessment technique will the nurse omit when caring for a 2-year-old diagnosed with Wilms' tumor?

When a child's ureter becomes completely obstructed from scarring,the nurse explains that urinary diversion may be necessary to prevent the reflux back into the renal pelvis from causing ____________________.

Diuresis has not occurred on a child with nephrotic syndrome after a month on corticosteroids.What protocol can the nurse encourage to bring about diuresis?

What is it important to assess in a child receiving prednisone to treat nephrotic syndrome?

The nurse is explaining to a 17-year-old female the actions to prevent urinary tract infection.Which is the best beverage for the nurse to recommend to keep urine acidic?

During a physical assessment of a hospitalized 5-year-old,the nurse notes that the foreskin has been retracted and is very tight on the shaft of the penis; the nurse is unable to return it over the head of the penis.What action should the nurse implement?

A 7-year-old child has a BUN of 25 mg/dL.What is the nurse aware this lab value might indicate?

What is an initial sign of nephrosis that the nurse might note in a child?

A 5-year-old boy is admitted to the hospital with acute glomerulonephritis.In taking the child's history,what does the nurse recognize as the probable cause?

________________ is a narrowing of the preputial opening of the foreskin,which prevents the foreskin from being retracted over the penis.

What will the nurse caution the parents of a child who has had a nephrectomy that he will have to avoid?

The mother of a 5-year-old child taking prednisone for nephrotic syndrome tells the nurse he needs to get immunizations to enter kindergarten.What does the nurse clarify about receiving immunizations while on prednisone?

Which urinary diversion procedure is the least damaging to the body image of the adolescent?

Parents are speaking with the urologist about their son's undescended testicle.Which statement by the child's father causes the nurse to determine he understands the information presented?

The nurse caring for a child with nephrotic syndrome is alert to which classic symptoms of this disorder?

What special considerations are related to long-term prednisone therapy in preschoolers?