Exam 48: Nursing Management Renal and Urologic Problems

The nurse is preparing a client with bladder cancer for intravesical chemotherapy. Which of the following information should the nurse teach the client about in preparation for the treatment?

The nurse is caring for a client following rectal surgery who voids about 50 mL of urine every 30-60 minutes. Which of the following nursing actions is best?

Which assessment finding for a client who has just been admitted with acute pyelonephritis is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

Which of the following nursing actions is most helpful in decreasing the risk for

The nurse is caring for a client with renal calculi, gross hematuria, and severe colicky left flank pain. Which of the following actions is priority at this time?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a history of functional urinary incontinence. Which of the following nursing actions should be included in the plan of care?

The nurse is caring for a client with nephrotic syndrome who develops flank pain. Which of the following medication classifications should the nurse anticipate including in the client teaching plan?

Aclient returns to the clinic with recurrent dysuria after being treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 3 days. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

Which of the following actions should the nurse teach to a client to help prevent the recurrence of renal calculi?

The nurse is providing client teaching to a client with cystitis regarding prevention of future urinary tract infections (UTIs). Which of the following client statements indicate that teaching has been effective?

The nurse is providing teaching to a client with impaired urinary elimination related to an UTI who weighs 70 kg. Which of the following daily fluid intake amounts should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

The nurse is planning teaching for a client with benign nephrosclerosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

The home health nurse is teaching a client with a neurogenic bladder how to use intermittent catheterization for bladder emptying. Which of the following client statements indicates that the teaching has been effective?

The nurse is assessing a male client with symptoms of a feeling of incomplete bladder emptying and a split, spraying urine stream. Which of the following conditions should the nurse question the client about when taking a health history?

A female client asks the nurse for a perineal pad, stating that laughing or coughing causes leakage of urine. Which of the following interventions is best to include in the care plan?

Which of the following information noted by the nurse when caring for a client with a bladder infection is most important to report to the health care provider?

The nurse observes an unregulated care provider (UCP) taking the following actions when caring for a client with a retention catheter. Which of the following actions require the nurse to intervene with client care?

The nurse is caring for a client with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and a markedly distended bladder who is agitated and confused. Which of the following interventions prescribed by the health care provider should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is teaching a client about avoiding the recurrence of a urinary tract infection. Which of the following information should be included in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)

A client who has had a transurethral resection with fulguration for bladder cancer 3 days previously calls the nurse at the urology clinic. Which of the following information given by the client is most important to report to the health care provider?