Exam 43: Nursing Management: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

Which information will be included when the nurse is teaching self-management to a patient who is receiving peritoneal dialysis (select all that apply)?

Which action by a 70-year-old patient who is using peritoneal dialysis (PD)indicates that the nurse should provide more teaching about PD?

After receiving change-of-shift report,which patient should the nurse assess first?

The nurse is planning care for a patient with severe heart failure who has developed elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)and creatinine levels.The primary collaborative treatment goal in the plan will be

A 64-year-old male patient who has had progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD)for several years has just begun regular hemodialysis.Which information about diet will the nurse include in patient teaching?

A patient who has acute glomerulonephritis is hospitalized with hyperkalemia.Which information will the nurse monitor to evaluate the effectiveness of the prescribed calcium gluconate IV?

A 25-year-old male patient has been admitted with a severe crushing injury after an industrial accident.Which laboratory result will be most important to report to the health care provider?

A 72-year-old patient with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)is admitted with acute urinary retention and elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)and creatinine levels.Which prescribed therapy should the nurse implement first?

A 48-year-old patient with stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD)is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram (IVP).Which order for the patient will the nurse question?

Which menu choice by the patient who is receiving hemodialysis indicates that the nurse's teaching has been successful?

The nurse in the dialysis clinic is reviewing the home medications of a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Which medication reported by the patient indicates that patient teaching is required?

Before administration of calcium carbonate (Caltrate)to a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD),the nurse should check laboratory results for

A 38-year-old patient who had a kidney transplant 8 years ago is receiving the immunosuppressants tacrolimus (Prograf),cyclosporine (Sandimmune),and prednisone (Deltasone).Which assessment data will be of most concern to the nurse?

A female patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD)is receiving peritoneal dialysis with 2 L inflows.Which information should the nurse report immediately to the health care provider?

Which information will the nurse monitor in order to determine the effectiveness of prescribed calcium carbonate (Caltrate)for a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD)?

The nurse is titrating the IV fluid infusion rate immediately after a patient has had kidney transplantation.Which parameter will be most important for the nurse to consider?

A 37-year-old female patient is hospitalized with acute kidney injury (AKI).Which information will be most useful to the nurse in evaluating improvement in kidney function?

Which information in a patient's history indicates to the nurse that the patient is not an appropriate candidate for kidney transplantation?

A 55-year-old patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)is scheduled to receive a prescribed dose of epoetin alfa (Procrit).Which information should the nurse report to the health care provider before giving the medication?

After the insertion of an arteriovenous graft (AVG)in the right forearm,a 54-year-old patient complains of pain and coldness of the right fingers.Which action should the nurse take?