Exam 36: Urinary Elimination

Which assessment finding needs to be communicated promptly to the patient's health care provider?

A patient with a Foley catheter needs a urine sample for culture and sensitivity.What is the appropriate action for the nurse to take?

The patient knocked over the specimen container and spilled some of the urine that had been collected for a 24-hour urine analysis.Which is the appropriate action of the nurse?

The patient's urinalysis indicates small amounts of protein in the urine.Which diagnosis does the nurse anticipate to see in the patient's electronic health record?

The nurse is discontinuing the patient's indwelling urinary catheter.The catheter is not easily withdrawn after the balloon is deflated.Which is the appropriate nursing action?

Which teaching will the nurse provide to the patient before having an intravenous pyelogram (IVP)?

The home care nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter after spinal cord injury.The catheter is patent with clear yellow urine after being in place for 8 weeks.Which is the appropriate action of the nurse?

The nurse is inserting an indwelling urinary catheter before the patient has abdominal surgery.Which type of catheter will the nurse utilize for the procedure?

The nurse is caring for an incontinent male patient with a large sacral pressure injury.Which is the safest intervention that will maintain skin integrity and facilitate healing of the ulcer?

Which assessment finding supports the nursing diagnosis overflow urinary incontinence related to urethral obstruction?

Which outcome is appropriate for the patient with risk for urinary tract infection related to recent urinary catheterization?

The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who has a constant urge to void due to a bladder infection.Which are the appropriate nursing diagnoses for this patient?

Which is the appropriate method to obtain a urinalysis specimen for culture and sensitivity from an incontinent female patient?

The nurse is performing urinary catheterization for a female patient.The catheter will not advance any further but there is no urine output.What is the appropriate action of the nurse?

The patient reports feeling an urge to urinate even though an indwelling urinary catheter is in place.Which is the priority action of the nurse?

Which assessment finding explains the cause of the patient's stress urinary incontinence?

The patient's urinalysis indicates increased specific gravity of the urine.Which finding does the nurse anticipate will be found upon assessment?

Which assessment finding leads the nurse to question an order for an abdominal flat plate test?

Which assessment findings indicate to the nurse that the older adult patient has a urinary tract infection?

The family requests insertion of a Foley catheter to address the elderly patient's frequent episodes of incontinence.Which is the best action of the nurse?