NUR 242 Ch 65 Renal/Urinary
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Kidney - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Its main function is to maintain body fluid volume
and composition and create urine for waste elimination?
The urinary tract includes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The ureters, bladder, and
urethra
What do the two kidneys do? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Filter fluids and small
compounds from the blood for elimination of waste. The (two) kidneys.
,Ureters - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Connected to each kidney that transport urine
from the kidneys to the bladder
Bladder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Is a muscular sac that lies directly behind the
pubic bone, stores urine, provides continence, and enables voiding.
Urethra - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Allows urine elimination from the bladder
Changes in the renal system related to aging? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Reduced
blood flow,
-glomerular filtration decreases,
-urinary urgency,
-nocturnal polyuria,
-decreased bladder capacity.
Important Demographic information to consider as non-modifiable risk
factors in patient with kidney or urinary problems? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Age,
gender, race and ethnicity.
Women - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Have shorter urethras so they are more prone to
developing cystitis (bladder inflammation)
, Insurance or resources. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Socioeconomic status may
influence health care practices because patients with kidney or urinary
problems may be limited by the lack of?
Developing renal calculi (stones). - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Patients that are
dehydrated or do not drink enough water are prone to?
Why should you Identify all of the patient's prescription drugs? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Can impair kidney function. High dose or long term use of
NSAIDS or acetaminophen can seriously reduce kidney function.
Renal/kidney disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Can have a family history and
genetic risk
Polycystic disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Is a genetic disorder that can occur in
both genders and the patient's children have a risk of developing the
condition
What changes should you asses in urination patterns? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Incontinence, Nocturia, and frequency/urgency.
Education level - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔May affect health-seeking practices and
the patients understanding of a disease
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Assessment 2026 Expert
Verified | Ace the Test
Kidney - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Its main function is to maintain body fluid volume
and composition and create urine for waste elimination?
The urinary tract includes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The ureters, bladder, and
urethra
What do the two kidneys do? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Filter fluids and small
compounds from the blood for elimination of waste. The (two) kidneys.
,Ureters - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Connected to each kidney that transport urine
from the kidneys to the bladder
Bladder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Is a muscular sac that lies directly behind the
pubic bone, stores urine, provides continence, and enables voiding.
Urethra - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Allows urine elimination from the bladder
Changes in the renal system related to aging? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Reduced
blood flow,
-glomerular filtration decreases,
-urinary urgency,
-nocturnal polyuria,
-decreased bladder capacity.
Important Demographic information to consider as non-modifiable risk
factors in patient with kidney or urinary problems? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Age,
gender, race and ethnicity.
Women - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Have shorter urethras so they are more prone to
developing cystitis (bladder inflammation)
, Insurance or resources. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Socioeconomic status may
influence health care practices because patients with kidney or urinary
problems may be limited by the lack of?
Developing renal calculi (stones). - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Patients that are
dehydrated or do not drink enough water are prone to?
Why should you Identify all of the patient's prescription drugs? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Can impair kidney function. High dose or long term use of
NSAIDS or acetaminophen can seriously reduce kidney function.
Renal/kidney disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Can have a family history and
genetic risk
Polycystic disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Is a genetic disorder that can occur in
both genders and the patient's children have a risk of developing the
condition
What changes should you asses in urination patterns? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Incontinence, Nocturia, and frequency/urgency.
Education level - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔May affect health-seeking practices and
the patients understanding of a disease
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
