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NR 325 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE – EXAM
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BRAND NEW
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1) A 79-year-old man has been admitted with benign prostatic
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hyperplasia. What is most appropriate to include in the nursing
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plan of care?
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a. Limit fluid intake to no more than 1000 mL/day.
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b. Leave a light on in the bathroom during the night.
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c. Ask the patient to use a urinal so that urine can be measured.
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d. Pad the patient's bed to accommodate overflow incontinence.
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ANS: B ss
The patient's age and diagnosis indicate a likelihood of nocturia, so leaving the light on
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in the bathroom is appropriate. Fluids should be encouraged because dehydration is
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more common in older patients.
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2) A patient gives the nurse health information before a
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scheduled intravenous pyelogram (IVP). Which item has the most
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immediate implications for the patient's care?
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a. The patient has not had food or drink for 8 hours.
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b. The patient lists allergies to shellfish and penicillin.
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c. The patient complains of costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness.
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, d. The patient used a bisacodyl (Dulcolax) tablet the previous night.
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ANS: B ss
Iodine-based contrast dye is used during IVP and for many computed tomography (CT)
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scans. The nurse will need to notify the health care provider before the procedures so
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that the patient can receive medications such as antihistamines or corticosteroids
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before the procedures are started.
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3) A patient passing bloody urine is scheduled for a cystoscopy
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with cystogram. Which description of the procedure by the nurse
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is accurate?
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a. "Your doctor will place a catheter into an artery in your groin and
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inject a dye that will visualize the blood supply to the kidneys."
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b. "Your doctor will insert a lighted tube into the bladder, and little
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catheters will be inserted through the tube into your kidney."
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c. "Your doctor will insert a lighted tube into the bladder through
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your urethra, inspect the bladder, and instill a dye that will outline
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your bladder on x-ray."
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NR 325 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE – EXAM
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BRAND NEW
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2026/2027 ss
1) A 79-year-old man has been admitted with benign prostatic
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hyperplasia. What is most appropriate to include in the nursing
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plan of care?
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a. Limit fluid intake to no more than 1000 mL/day.
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b. Leave a light on in the bathroom during the night.
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c. Ask the patient to use a urinal so that urine can be measured.
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d. Pad the patient's bed to accommodate overflow incontinence.
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ANS: B ss
The patient's age and diagnosis indicate a likelihood of nocturia, so leaving the light on
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in the bathroom is appropriate. Fluids should be encouraged because dehydration is
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more common in older patients.
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2) A patient gives the nurse health information before a
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scheduled intravenous pyelogram (IVP). Which item has the most
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immediate implications for the patient's care?
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a. The patient has not had food or drink for 8 hours.
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b. The patient lists allergies to shellfish and penicillin.
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c. The patient complains of costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness.
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, d. The patient used a bisacodyl (Dulcolax) tablet the previous night.
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ANS: B ss
Iodine-based contrast dye is used during IVP and for many computed tomography (CT)
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scans. The nurse will need to notify the health care provider before the procedures so
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that the patient can receive medications such as antihistamines or corticosteroids
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before the procedures are started.
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3) A patient passing bloody urine is scheduled for a cystoscopy
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with cystogram. Which description of the procedure by the nurse
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is accurate?
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a. "Your doctor will place a catheter into an artery in your groin and
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inject a dye that will visualize the blood supply to the kidneys."
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b. "Your doctor will insert a lighted tube into the bladder, and little
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catheters will be inserted through the tube into your kidney."
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c. "Your doctor will insert a lighted tube into the bladder through
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your urethra, inspect the bladder, and instill a dye that will outline
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your bladder on x-ray."
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