Exam 10: Care of the Patient With a Urinary Disorder

Exercises to increase muscle tone of the pelvic floor are known as ____________ exercises.

A patient, age 71, has benign prostatic hypertrophy. He is recovering from a transurethral prostatic resection. The physician orders removal of the indwelling catheter 2 days after the TURP procedure. The patient should be instructed that at first he might experience

A patient with chronic renal failure (CRF) has a nursing diagnosis of Disturbed sensory perceptions related to central nervous system changes induced by uremic toxins. Which nursing intervention is appropriate for this problem?

A patient has nephrotic syndrome. Which of these statements made by the patient indicates that she understands the dietary modifications?

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

The physician orders a urinalysis and urine culture. To obtain the urine specimen, the nurse would first instruct the patient about

A 69-year-old patient is admitted with severe diarrhea. His urinalysis report indicates an increased level of ketone bodies. This occurs with

Bladder distention may be assessed by palpating above the ___________ _________.

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?

The patient is scheduled for a transurethral resection of the prostate. During preoperative teaching, it is important to emphasize that after surgery he should expect

The patient, age 30, has a history of renal calculi and is admitted to the hospital with gross hematuria and severe colicky left flank pain that radiates to his left testicle. An intravenous pyelogram confirms the presence of a 4-mm renal calculus in the proximal left ureter. Physician orders include meperidine (Demerol) 100 mg IM q4h prn, strain all urine, and encourage fluids to 4,000 mL/day. In planning care for this patient, the nurse gives the highest priority to which nursing diagnosis?

Chronic renal failure (CRF) affects both patients and their families because of the financial predicament and facing the death of a loved one. Which would be an appropriate nursing intervention to address these concerns?

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

A patient is receiving a thiazide diuretic for hypertension. For prevention of complications, it is particularly important that the nurse

_____________ is a term for severe generalized edema.

In teaching a patient how to decrease the chance of further problems with urolithiasis, barring any other contraindication, the nurse would encourage him to

As the nurse and the dietitian review a patient's diet plan with her, she becomes very angry, shouting 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 these diseases will kill her anyway. Based on the patient's response, which nursing diagnosis does the nurse identify?

A nursing intervention to assist the patient with chronic renal failure (CRF) in learning about available community resources would be a consultation with

The patient is receiving continuous bladder irrigation after a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). He complains of a "spasmlike" pain over his lower abdomen. Which of these actions should the nurse perform first in response to this complaint?

Pediatric patients, especially girls, are susceptible to urinary tract infections because