HONDROS NUR 176 EXAM 1 FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ Cystitis prevention
Answer: Pericare
Urinate after sexual activity
Shower instead of bath
Hygiene
◉ Crohn's disease
Answer: Inflammation of GI tract/scars
Stools look like mucous/soft
◉ Celiac disease
Answer: Intolerance to gluten
Pt should be in a gluten free diet for life
◉ Hemodialysis
Answer: Blood goes to the machine then go backs to body.
Takes lot of fluid, risk of hypotension.
,3/wk
◉ Assessment before hemodialysis
Answer: Weight Pt before/after dialysis to know how much fluid
◉ Peritoneal dialysis
Answer: Catheter on abdomen. Abdomen walls work as a machine.
4/day x 7/wk
◉ Assessment for Peritoneal dialysis
Answer: If not flow, reposition Pt
◉ AV Fistula
Answer: Is used to give hemodialysis. Vein and artery are put
together (surgically done)
◉ Assessment for AV fistula
Answer: Palpate for thrill, auscultate bruit
◉ AV fistula precaution
Answer: Do not use the arm where Pt has the AV fistula (no B/P,
blood drawn)
,◉ Kayexalate
Answer: Used for high K+
◉ Spironalatone
Answer: Do not give to pt with hyperkalemia, could cause fatal
cardiac dysrhythmias
◉ Use of Spironalatone
Answer: HTN and edema
◉ Lasix
Answer: Diuretic that depletes K+
◉ Lasix side effects
Answer: Increased HR and increased urine output
◉ Lasix side effect to be reported immediately
Answer: Tachycardia
Hypotension
Low urine output
, ◉ Nursing consideration while pt is taking Lasix
Answer: K+ level
◉ Desired effect of Lasix
Answer: To decrease edema and increase urine output, could
decrease weight
◉ Priority nursing intervention for pt using contrast dye for test
Answer: Increase fluids
◉ S/S of chronic renal failure
Answer: Nausea
Vomiting
Loss of appetite
Muscle twitching
Edema
Skin grayish/yellow (usually in low extremities)
◉ Lab values associated with renal status
Answer: BUN
Creatinie
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ Cystitis prevention
Answer: Pericare
Urinate after sexual activity
Shower instead of bath
Hygiene
◉ Crohn's disease
Answer: Inflammation of GI tract/scars
Stools look like mucous/soft
◉ Celiac disease
Answer: Intolerance to gluten
Pt should be in a gluten free diet for life
◉ Hemodialysis
Answer: Blood goes to the machine then go backs to body.
Takes lot of fluid, risk of hypotension.
,3/wk
◉ Assessment before hemodialysis
Answer: Weight Pt before/after dialysis to know how much fluid
◉ Peritoneal dialysis
Answer: Catheter on abdomen. Abdomen walls work as a machine.
4/day x 7/wk
◉ Assessment for Peritoneal dialysis
Answer: If not flow, reposition Pt
◉ AV Fistula
Answer: Is used to give hemodialysis. Vein and artery are put
together (surgically done)
◉ Assessment for AV fistula
Answer: Palpate for thrill, auscultate bruit
◉ AV fistula precaution
Answer: Do not use the arm where Pt has the AV fistula (no B/P,
blood drawn)
,◉ Kayexalate
Answer: Used for high K+
◉ Spironalatone
Answer: Do not give to pt with hyperkalemia, could cause fatal
cardiac dysrhythmias
◉ Use of Spironalatone
Answer: HTN and edema
◉ Lasix
Answer: Diuretic that depletes K+
◉ Lasix side effects
Answer: Increased HR and increased urine output
◉ Lasix side effect to be reported immediately
Answer: Tachycardia
Hypotension
Low urine output
, ◉ Nursing consideration while pt is taking Lasix
Answer: K+ level
◉ Desired effect of Lasix
Answer: To decrease edema and increase urine output, could
decrease weight
◉ Priority nursing intervention for pt using contrast dye for test
Answer: Increase fluids
◉ S/S of chronic renal failure
Answer: Nausea
Vomiting
Loss of appetite
Muscle twitching
Edema
Skin grayish/yellow (usually in low extremities)
◉ Lab values associated with renal status
Answer: BUN
Creatinie
