NURS 650 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS
2026
> dysuria? Answer:painful or difficult urination
> frequency? Answer:increased incidence of voiding
> glycosuria? Answer:presence of sugar in the urine
> nocturia? Answer:awakening at night to urinate
> oliguria? Answer:scanty or greatly diminished amount of urine voided in a
given time; 24-hour urine output is less than 400mL
> polyuria? Answer:excessive output of urine (diuresis)
> proteinurea? Answer:protein in the urine; indication of kidney disease
> pyuria? Answer:pus in the urine; urine appears cloudy
> suppression? Answer:stoppage of urine production; normally, the adult
kidneys produce urine continuously at the rate of 60 to 120 mL/h
> urgency? Answer:strong desire to void
> urinary incontinence? Answer:involuntary loss of urine
> overflow incontinence? Answer:chronic retention of urine, the involuntary
loss of urine associated
> functional incontinence? Answer:urine loss caused by the inability to
reach the toilet because of environmental barriers, physical limitations, loss
of memory, or disorientation
, > reflex incontinence? Answer:experience emptying of the bladder w/o
sensation of the need to void
> total incontinence? Answer:a continuous and unpredictable loss of urine,
resulting from surgery, trauma, or physical malformation
> dialysis? Answer:a mechanical way of filtering waste from the blood
> nursing process for bowels? Answer:-inspection
-auscultation
-percussion
-palpation (deep palpation is performed by advanced medical personal)
> when listening to bowel sounds? Answer:start lower right and go up,
across and down
> occult blood in stool? Answer:blood that is hidden in the specimen or
cannot be seen on gross examination
> direct studies? Answer:going inside the body ex. colonoscopy,
sigmoidoscopy
> indirect studies? Answer:commonly performed through radiography ex.
abdominal ultrasound, MRI, abdominal CT scan, small bowel series,
barium enema
> constipation? Answer:dry, hard stool; persistently difficult passage of
stool; incomplete passage of stool
> laxatives? Answer:drugs that induce emptying of the intestinal tract
> enema? Answer:the introduction of a solution into the large intestine,
usually to remove feces
> suppository? Answer:a conical or oval solid substance shaped for easy
insertion into a body cavity and designed to melt at body temperature
> ileostomy? Answer:allows liquid fecal content from the ileum of the small
intestine to be eliminated through the stoma
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS
2026
> dysuria? Answer:painful or difficult urination
> frequency? Answer:increased incidence of voiding
> glycosuria? Answer:presence of sugar in the urine
> nocturia? Answer:awakening at night to urinate
> oliguria? Answer:scanty or greatly diminished amount of urine voided in a
given time; 24-hour urine output is less than 400mL
> polyuria? Answer:excessive output of urine (diuresis)
> proteinurea? Answer:protein in the urine; indication of kidney disease
> pyuria? Answer:pus in the urine; urine appears cloudy
> suppression? Answer:stoppage of urine production; normally, the adult
kidneys produce urine continuously at the rate of 60 to 120 mL/h
> urgency? Answer:strong desire to void
> urinary incontinence? Answer:involuntary loss of urine
> overflow incontinence? Answer:chronic retention of urine, the involuntary
loss of urine associated
> functional incontinence? Answer:urine loss caused by the inability to
reach the toilet because of environmental barriers, physical limitations, loss
of memory, or disorientation
, > reflex incontinence? Answer:experience emptying of the bladder w/o
sensation of the need to void
> total incontinence? Answer:a continuous and unpredictable loss of urine,
resulting from surgery, trauma, or physical malformation
> dialysis? Answer:a mechanical way of filtering waste from the blood
> nursing process for bowels? Answer:-inspection
-auscultation
-percussion
-palpation (deep palpation is performed by advanced medical personal)
> when listening to bowel sounds? Answer:start lower right and go up,
across and down
> occult blood in stool? Answer:blood that is hidden in the specimen or
cannot be seen on gross examination
> direct studies? Answer:going inside the body ex. colonoscopy,
sigmoidoscopy
> indirect studies? Answer:commonly performed through radiography ex.
abdominal ultrasound, MRI, abdominal CT scan, small bowel series,
barium enema
> constipation? Answer:dry, hard stool; persistently difficult passage of
stool; incomplete passage of stool
> laxatives? Answer:drugs that induce emptying of the intestinal tract
> enema? Answer:the introduction of a solution into the large intestine,
usually to remove feces
> suppository? Answer:a conical or oval solid substance shaped for easy
insertion into a body cavity and designed to melt at body temperature
> ileostomy? Answer:allows liquid fecal content from the ileum of the small
intestine to be eliminated through the stoma
