Exam 27: The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction

The nurse is conducting an assessment on a school-age child with urosepsis.Which assessment finding should the nurse expect?

The nurse is caring for a child with acute renal failure.Which clinical manifestation should the nurse recognize as a sign of hyperkalemia?

The nurse is teaching parents about prevention of urinary tract infections in children.Which factor predisposes the urinary tract to infection?

Which is an objective of care for a 10-year-old child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome?

Which is included in the diet of a child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome?

Which is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for the child with acute glomerulonephritis?

A mother asks the nurse what would be the first indication that acute glomerulonephritis is improving.The nurse's best response should be that the:

Calcium carbonate is given with meals to a child with chronic renal disease.The purpose of this is to:

When a child has chronic renal failure,the progressive deterioration produces a variety of clinical and biochemical disturbances that eventually are manifested in the clinical syndrome known as:

Which should the nurse recommend for the diet of a child with chronic renal failure?

The nurse is teaching parents of a child with chronic renal failure (CRF)about the use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO)subcutaneous injections.Which statement indicates the parents have understood the teaching?

A preschool child is being admitted to the hospital with dehydration and a urinary tract infection (UTI).Which urinalysis result should the nurse expect with these conditions?

Which best describes acute glomerulonephritis?

The nurse is admitting a school-age child in acute renal failure with reduced glomerular filtration rate.Which urine test is the most useful clinical indication of glomerular filtration rate?

Which should the nurse recommend to prevent urinary tract infections in young girls?

The nurse is conducting an admission assessment on a school-age child with acute renal failure.Which are the primary clinical manifestations the nurse expects to find with this condition?

Which is the most common cause of acute renal failure in children?

The nurse is admitting a child with a Wilms tumor.Which is the initial assessment finding associated with this tumor?

A hospitalized child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome is receiving high doses of prednisone.Which is an appropriate nursing goal related to this?

The nurse closely monitors the temperature of a child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome.The purpose of this assessment is to detect an early sign of which possible complication?