Exam 36: Management of Clients with Renal Failure

A client had an episode of acute renal failure after heart surgery but seems to have recovered now. What is an important health promotion strategy the nurse could teach the client? The nurse should teach the client to

A client is at a follow-up appointment and confesses that s/he does not take medications as prescribed. When planning a teaching strategy to address this problem, the nurse understands that clients often do not adhere to self-care guidelines because (Select all that apply)

A client has been on dialysis for 6 weeks. The family is complaining that instead of feeling grateful at this second chance at life, the client has become irritable with them and seems depressed. The most helpful response by the nurse would be

The nurse teaching a client about continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) would include the information that

A client with oliguric ARF would exhibit

For a client with chronic renal failure who is experiencing insomnia, the least helpful strategy would be

A client had a kidney transplant and is doing well, except for being concerned that the spouse does not seem happy about it. The assessment by the nurse that would yield the most helpful information is to ask the

A client is complaining about the decrease in quality of life experienced since the client started dialysis. Using recent research to guide suggestions, the nurse counsels the client to

The nurse explains to a client's family that the most common overall manifestation of ARF is that

While caring for a client in the oliguric phase of ARF, the nurse's plan of care should include