Exam 36: Urinary System Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures

The nurse is reviewing the anatomy of the kidney with a patient scheduled for renal surgery.What should the nurse explain as being the structural and functional unit of the kidney?

A female patient is embarrassed because of not being able to walk to the bathroom in time before become incontinent of urine.Which type of incontinence should the nurse plan care for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a male patient with functional incontinence.What action should the nurse take to help prevent incontinence?

The nurse learns that a patient has a urine pH of 7.9.What question should the nurse ask the patient after learning of this laboratory value?

During an assessment,the nurse notes that a patient has crystals deposited on the skin.What should this finding indicate to the nurse?

The nurse reviews the process to obtain a midstream urine specimen for culture and sensitivity with a female patient.Which patient statements indicate understanding of this process? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is collecting data for a patient who has suspected kidney disease.What health problems should the nurse consider as being associated with a high urine specific gravity? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse determines that a patient's urine output is normal.How many mL of urine did the patient void within the last 24 hours?

A patient is being evaluated for renal dialysis.What creatinine clearance value should the nurse realize this patient must have to live without needing dialysis treatments?

The nurse is instructing a patient on the use of Kegel exercises.How many times a day should the nurse recommend that these exercises be performed?

The nurse is caring for a patient with an elevated uric acid level.Which health problems should the nurse consider as potentially causing this patient's elevation? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is recovering from a renal arteriogram.What actions should the nurse take when caring for this patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reviewing a urinalysis report.What should the nurse recognize as the normal average pH of urine?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a kidney infection.When providing prescribed medications,the nurse should recall that which structure is the capillary network in each nephron?

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a renal biopsy.For which complication should the nurse monitor the patient during the 24 hours after the procedure?

The nurse is reviewing data for a patient with acute kidney injury.Which diagnostic test results should the nurse recognize that indicate kidney injury? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is collecting data for a patient with kidney disease.When reviewing a urinalysis report,which range should the nurse recognize as normal specific gravity of urine?

A patient's urinalysis results are: white blood cells (WBC)100+/hpf; red blood cells (RBC)4/hpf; bacteria,moderate amount; nitrite,positive; specific gravity,1.025; urine,cloudy.What should the nurse recognize these findings indicate?

The nurse is reviewing the results of a patient's urinalysis.Which components should the nurse identify as being abnormal in urine? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled for a cystoscopy (C&P)with basket extraction of a stone.What is the most important postoperative care for the nurse to provide?