Exam 26: The Child with Genitourinary Dysfunction

Which is included in the diet of a child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome?

The nurse is admitting a newborn with hypospadias to the nursery. The nurse expects which finding in this newborn?

The nurse is conducting teaching for an adolescent being discharged to home after a renal transplant. The adolescent needs further teaching if which statement is made?

The nurse notes that a child has lost 8 pounds after 4 days of hospitalization for acute glomerulonephritis. What is most likely the cause of the weight loss?

Which is a major complication in a child with chronic renal failure?

One of the clinical manifestations of chronic renal failure is uremic frost. Which best describes this term?

A school-age child is admitted to the hospital with acute glomerulonephritis and oliguria. Which dietary menu items should be allowed for this child? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is teaching parents of a child with chronic renal failure (CRF) about the use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) subcutaneous injections. Which statement indicates the parents have understood the teaching?

A 6-year-old child is scheduled for an IV urography (IVP) in the morning. Which preparatory interventions should the nurse plan to implement? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is conducting an assessment on a school-age child with urosepsis. Which assessment finding should the nurse expect?

A hospitalized child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome is receiving high doses of prednisone. Which is an appropriate nursing goal related to this?

A school-age child with chronic renal failure is admitted to the hospital with a serum potassium level of 5.2 mEq/L. Which prescribed medication should the nurse plan to administer?

A preschool child is being admitted to the hospital with dehydration and a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which urinalysis result should the nurse expect with these conditions?

What is an advantage of peritoneal dialysis?

A mother asks the nurse what would be the first indication that acute glomerulonephritis is improving. What is the nurse's best response?

Which is a common side effect of short-term corticosteroid therapy?

The nurse is caring for an adolescent who has just started dialysis. The child seems always angry, hostile, or depressed. To what are these behaviors most likely related?

Which statement is descriptive of renal transplantation in children?

The nurse closely monitors the temperature of a child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome. The purpose of this assessment is to detect an early sign of which possible complication?

Which is the most common cause of acute renal failure in children?