Exam 43: Urinary Elimination

The ChooseMyPlate program was developed to replace MyFoodPyramid as a basic guide for buying food and meal preparations.This system was developed by the

When teaching a patient about current dietary guidelines for the general population,the nurse explains referenced daily intakes (RDIs)and daily reference values (DRVs),otherwise known as daily values.In providing this information,the nurse understands that daily values

What is the average normal capacity of an adult bladder?

In determining the patient's urinary status,which of the following daily urinary outputs does the nurse anticipate for an average healthy adult?

The patient has an in-dwelling catheter.How should the nurse obtain a sterile urine specimen?

The patient is on PN and is lethargic.He has been complaining of thirst and headache and has had increased urination.Which of the following problems would cause these symptoms?

The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube in a patient who is semiconscious.To determine the length of the tube needed to be inserted,the nurse measures from the

In providing diet education for a patient on a low-fat diet,it is important for the nurse to understand that with few exceptions

The nurse suspects that the patient has a urinary tract infection (UTI)based on the patient exhibiting which of the following early signs or symptoms?

Which of the following methods is most appropriate to assist a cognitively impaired older adult with bladder training?

The patient is an 80-year-old male who is visiting the clinic today for his routine physical examination.The patient's skin turgor is fair,but he has been complaining of fatigue and weakness.The skin is warm and dry,pulse rate is 126 beats per minute,and urinary sodium level is slightly elevated.After assessment,the nurse should recommend that the patient

The nurse is assessing a patient for nutritional status.In doing so,the nurse must

The nurse is visiting the patient who has a nursing diagnosis of "Alteration in urinary elimination,retention." On assessment,the nurse anticipates that this patient will exhibit which of the following symptoms?

The nurse is working with a patient who has a urinary diversion.Included in the plan of care for this patient is which of the following instructions?

Fats are composed of triglycerides and fatty acids.Triglycerides

The patient is having at least 75% of his nutritional needs met by enteral feeding,so the physician has ordered the PN to be discontinued.However,the nurse notices that the PN infusion has fallen behind.The nurse should

Before giving the patient an intermittent tube feeding,the nurse should

The patient is admitted with facial trauma,including a broken nose,and has a history of esophageal reflux and of aspiration pneumonia.Given this information,which of the following tubes is appropriate for this patient?

A timed urine specimen collection is ordered.The test will need to be restarted if which one of the following occurs?

The patient has just been started on an enteral feeding and has developed diarrhea after being on the feeding for 2 hours.The most likely cause of the diarrhea would be