After delegating care to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) for a client who is prescribed habit training to manage incontinence, a nurse evaluates the UAP's understanding. Which action indicates the UAP needs additional teaching?
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Question 2 of 46
The nurse is caring for a patient with a nephrostomy tube. What action should the nurse take?
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Question 3 of 46
Following long-term administration of warfarin sodium to a client with deep vein thrombosis, the nurse should expect which outcome?
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Question 4 of 46
What does the presence of aldosterone in the blood cause?
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Question 5 of 46
Important source of buffer in CHRONIC metabolic acidosis?
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Question 6 of 46
Pyuria is characterized by:
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Question 7 of 46
The kidneys are:
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Question 8 of 46
Which statement about prostaglandins in the kidney is true?
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Question 9 of 46
The preceptor is reviewing functions of the urinary system with the nursing student. What statement made by the nursing student would demonstrate correct understanding of functions of the urinary system?
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Question 10 of 46
How is a UTI diagnosed (Tests)?
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Question 11 of 46
A patient who has had a transurethral resection with fulguration for bladder cancer 3 days previously calls the nurse at the urology clinic. Which information given by the patient is most important to report to the health care provider?
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Question 12 of 46
A patient admitted with nephrotic syndrome is being cared for on the medical unit. When writing this patients care plan, based on the major clinical manifestation of nephrotic syndrome, what nursing diagnosis should the nurse include?
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Question 13 of 46
A nurse teaches a client about self-catheterization in the home setting. Which statements should the nurse include in this client's teaching? (Select all that apply.)
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Question 14 of 46
The functional unit of the kidney that filters blood and produces urine is called the:
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Question 15 of 46
Which of the following diuretics inhibits (Naâº, 2Clâ», Kâº) cotransport in the loop of Henle as its primary action?
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Question 16 of 46
The nurse is preparing to administer intravenous gentamicin to an infant through an intermittent needle. The nurse notes that the infant has not had a wet diaper for several hours. The nurse will perform which action?
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Question 17 of 46
What type of epithelium forms the lining of the vagina? A) stratified squamous, B) transitional, C) simple ciliated columnar, D) simple cuboidal
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Question 18 of 46
A nurse plans care for a client with overflow incontinence. Which intervention should the nurse include in this client's plan of care to assist with elimination?
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Question 19 of 46
A 78-yr-old patient has been admitted with benign prostatic hyperplasia. What is most appropriate to include in the nursing plan of care?
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Question 20 of 46
It is the intrinsic capability of blood vessels to constrict when blood pressure is increased?
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Question 21 of 46
The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home from the hospital to take amoxicillin (Amoxil) twice daily for 10 days. Which statement by the nurse is correct?
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Question 22 of 46
The nurse is caring for a patient who has kidney disease and an acid-base imbalance. In what way do the kidneys help maintain acid-base balance in the body?
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Question 23 of 46
A nurse cares for a client with a urine specific gravity of 1.018. Which action should the nurse take?
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Question 24 of 46
The nurse is caring for a patient suspected of having renal dysfunction. When reviewing laboratory results for this patient, the nurse interprets the presence of which substances in the urine as most suggestive of pathology?
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Question 25 of 46
A male client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is refusing to take his medication and has missed two hemodialysis appointments. What is the best initial action for the nurse?
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Question 26 of 46
Sphincter of urinary system, its under involuntary control?
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Question 27 of 46
A patient is scheduled for diagnostic testing to address prolonged signs and symptoms of genitourinary dysfunction. What signs and symptoms are particularly suggestive of urinary tract disease?
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Question 28 of 46
A patient with somatic symptom disorder frequently visits the clinic with physical complaints. The nurse recognizes that these symptoms are primarily related to:
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Question 29 of 46
Renal ammonium ion excretion is increased by aldosterone, elevated blood pCOâ‚‚ and acidemia
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Question 30 of 46
In which part of the nephron does most of the reabsorption of water and solutes occur?
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Question 31 of 46
What is the body's response to a rise in blood plasma osmotic pressure?
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Question 32 of 46
The nurse evaluates the patency of an AV graft by
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Question 33 of 46
A nurse reviews the health history of a client with an oversecretion of renin. Which disorder should the nurse correlate with this assessment finding?
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Question 34 of 46
What type of epithelium forms the lining of the ureter? A) stratified squamous, B) transitional, C) simple ciliated columnar, D) simple cuboidal
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Question 35 of 46
After several days of coughing and taking acetaminophen to treat temperatures of 101°F, a client with diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital with an upper respiratory infection. Several hours after admission, the client reports having a severe headache and feeling dizzy. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
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Question 36 of 46
What is the term applied to the first process in urine formation, where some components of blood pass into the Bowman's capsule?
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Question 37 of 46
Concerning the THICK loop of Henle:
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Question 38 of 46
A 32-year-old patient who is employed as a hairdresser and has a 15 pack-year history of cigarette smoking is scheduled for an annual physical examination. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about the increased risk for
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Question 39 of 46
True or False: Glomerular filtration is an ATP-driven process.
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Question 40 of 46
The nurse is caring for a patient who is to begin receiving a thiazide diuretic to treat heart failure. When performing a health history on this patient, the nurse will be concerned about a history of which condition?
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Question 41 of 46
Which information will the nurse include when teaching the patient with a urinary tract infection (UTI) about the use of phenazopyridine (Pyridium)?
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Question 42 of 46
Which statement by a patient with diabetes indicates an understanding of the medication insulin glargine injection (Lantus)?
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Question 43 of 46
The ___ artery sits on the boundary between the cortex and the medulla of the kidney.
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Question 44 of 46
Which of these, if stated by a patient, indicates to the nurse correct understanding of how to obtain a midstream urine specimen for culture and sensitivity for a female patient?
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Question 45 of 46
The nurse is collecting data for a patient who has returned from a dialysis session. After dialysis the nurse anticipates which of these patient findings?
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Question 46 of 46
Glucose is mostly reabsorbed by:
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