Question: To assess whether there is any improvement in a patients dysuria, which question will the nurse ask?
Question: When a patients urine dipstick test indicates a small amount of protein, the nurses next action should be to
Question: A hospitalized patient with possible renal insufficiency after coronary artery bypass surgery is scheduled for a creatinine clearance test. Which equipment will the nurse need to obtain?
Question: 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
Question: Which medication taken at home by a 47-year-old patient with decreased renal function will be of most concern to the nurse?
Question: A 79-year-old man has been admitted with benign prostatic hyperplasia. What is most appropriate to include in the nursing plan of care?
Question: The nurse completing a physical assessment for a newly admitted male patient is unable to feel either kidney on palpation. Which action should the nurse take next?
Question: How will the nurse assess for flank tenderness in a 30-year-old female patient with suspected pyelonephritis?
Question: What glomerular filtration rate (GFR) would the nurse estimate for a 30-year-old patient with a creatinine clearance result of 60 mL/min?
Question: The nurse assessing the urinary system of a 45-year-old female would use auscultation to
Question: A patient gives the nurse health information before a scheduled intravenous pyelogram (IVP). Which item has the most immediate implications for the patients care?
Question: A patient passing bloody urine is scheduled for a cystoscopy with cystogram. Which description of the procedure by the nurse is accurate?
Question: The nurse caring for a patient after cystoscopy plans that the patient
Question: A patient has elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine levels. Which bowel preparation order would the nurse question for this patient who is scheduled for a renal arteriogram?
Question: A female patient with a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) is to provide a clean-catch urine specimen for culture and sensitivity testing. To obtain the specimen, the nurse will
Question: The nurse is caring for a 68-year-old hospitalized patient with a decreased glomerular filtration rate who is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram (IVP). Which action will be included in the plan of care?
Question: Which nursing action is essential for a patient immediately after a renal biopsy?
Question: A male patient in the clinic provides a urine sample that is red-orange in color. Which action should the nurse take first?
Question: A female patient being admitted with pneumonia has a history of neurogenic bladder as a result of a spinal cord injury. Which action will the nurse plan to take first?
Question: Which information from a patients urinalysis requires that the nurse notify the health care provider?
Question: Which statement by a patient who had a cystoscopy the previous day should be reported immediately to the health care provider?
Question: Which assessment of a 62-year-old patient who has just had an intravenous pyelogram (IVP) requires immediate action by the nurse?
Question: When working in the urology/nephrology clinic, which patient could the nurse delegate to an experienced licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)?
Question: When assessing a patient with a urinary tract infection, indicate on the accompanying figure where the nurse will percuss to assess for possible pyelonephritis.
