the following techniques is appropriate for the nurse to use in applying the condom catheter?
Select one:
a. Using sterile gloves
b. Wrapping the adhesive tape securely around the base of the penis
c. Leaving a 2.5- to 5-cm space between the p of the penis and the end of the catheter
d. Taping the tubing ghtly to the thigh and a aching the drainage bag to the bed frame -
correct answers Leaving a 2.5- to 5-cm space between the p of the penis and the end of the
catheter
The unit manager is evalua ng the care of a new nursing staff member. Which of the following
techniques is appropriate for the nurse to implement to obtain a clean-voided urine specimen?
Select one:
a. Apply sterile gloves for the procedure.
b. Restrict fluids before the specimen collec on.
c. Place the specimen in a clean urinalysis container.
d. Collect the specimen a er the ini al stream of urine has passed. -correct answers Collect the
specimen a er the ini al stream of urine has passed.
A med urine specimen collec on is ordered. The test will need to be restarted if which one of
the following occurs?
,Select one:
a. The client voids in the toilet.
b. The urine specimen is kept cold.
c. The first voided urine is discarded.
d. The preserva ve is placed in the collec on container. -correct answers The client voids in the
toilet.
An order is wri en for the client's indwelling urinary catheteriza on to be discon nued. While
observing the new staff nurse providing care to this client and implemen ng the prescriber's
order, the unit manager determines that further instruc on about catheter removal is required
for the new nurse if he or she does which one of the following?
Select one:
a. Drapes the female client between the thighs
b. Obtains a specimen before removal
c. Cuts the catheter to deflate the balloon
d. Checks the client's output for 24 hours a er removal -correct answers Cuts the catheter to
deflate the balloon
The nurse is working with a client who has a urinary diversion. Included in the plan of care for
this client is which of the following instruc ons?
Select one:
a. Special clothing will need to be ordered to fit around the diversion.
b. A stomal bag will need to be worn only at night.
c. A reduc on in physical ac vity will be planned.
d. Special skin care is a priority. -correct answers Special skin care is a priority.
, Immediately a er an intravenous pyelogram (IVP), the nurse should observe the client for which
of the following symptoms?
Select one:
a .Infec on in the urinary bladder
b. An allergic reac on to the contrast material
c. Urinary suppression caused by injury to kidney ssues
d. Incon nence as a result of paralysis of the urinary sphincter -correct answers An allergic
reac on to the contrast material
The nurse suspects that the client has a urinary tract infec on (UTI) based on the client
exhibi ng which of the following early signs or symptoms?
Select one:
a. Chills
b. Dysuria
c. Flank pain
d. Lower back pain -correct answers Dysuria
In determining the client's urinary status, which of the following does the nurse an cipate the
urinary output for an average adult should be?
Select one:
a. 800 to 1000 mL per day
b. 1000 to 1200 mL per day
c. 1500 to 1600 mL per day