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

The nurse is caring for a patient with an acid-base imbalance from kidney disease.How should the nurse explain the role of the kidneys to maintain acid-base balance in the body to the patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient with kidney disease.How should the nurse end a 24-hour urine test at the end of the 24 hours?

The nurse is reviewing a patient's history and physical report.What term should the nurse recognize is being used to describe waste products building up in the blood?

A patient with pneumonia has a blood urea nitrogen (BUN)of 32 mg/dL and creatinine of 0.8 mg/dL.What should the nurse realize is the most probable explanation for this finding?

A patient recovering from radiological studies of the renal system has a nursing diagnosis of Impaired Urinary Elimination.Which outcome indicates that the nursing interventions have been effective?

The nurse is contributes to the plan of care for an older patient.What should the nurse recognize as normal signs of aging within the renal system? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is catheterizing a patient after voiding to determine the amount of residual urine in the bladder.What should the nurse consider as being the normal amount of urine within the bladder after urination?

The nurse is collecting data for a patient with kidney disease.Which information should the nurse identify as being normal urinalysis findings? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter.Which instructions should the nurse provide to help prevent development of a urinary tract infection? (Select all that apply.)

A patient has a glomerular filtration rate of 55%.What should this value indicate to the nurse?

The nurse is reviewing normal kidney function with a patient experiencing an acute kidney injury.Which hormones should the nurse include that affect kidney function? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is helping to prepare a patient for a renal biopsy.In which position should the nurse help the patient assume?

The nurse needs to obtain a urine specimen from a female patient.What action should the nurse take when obtaining this specimen?

The nurse is collecting data from a patient with stress incontinence.Which finding should the nurse document?

The nurse is collecting data from a patient with kidney disease.Which adventitious lung sound should the nurse recognize as being caused by fluid overload?

The nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter.What should the nurse include in this patient's routine care? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram (IVP).What care should the nurse provide before the patient has this procedure?

The nurse is to obtain orthostatic blood pressure measurements for a patient on dialysis for end-stage renal disease.What should the nurse do when measuring this patient's blood pressure?

The nurse is participating in care planning for a patient with urge incontinence.What should the nurse recommend be included in this patient's plan of care? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse contributes to the plan of care for a patient with edema.Which action should the nurse take as the best indicator of this patient's fluid volume status?