NURS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM CH 46 URINARY
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2023
1. A nurse is teaching a patient about the urinary system. In which
order will the nurse present the structures, following the flow of
urine?
a. Kidney, urethra, bladder, ureters
b. Kidney, ureters, bladder, urethra
c. Bladder, kidney, ureters, urethra
d. Bladder, kidney, urethra, ureters
2. A nurse is reviewing urinary laboratory results. Which finding
will cause the nurse to follow up?
a. Protein level of 2 mg/100 mL
b. Urine output of 80 mL/hr
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM CH 46 URINARY
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2023
c. Specific gravity of 1.036
d. pH of 6.4
3. A patient is experiencing oliguria. Which action should the
nurse per- form first?
a. Assess for bladder distention.
b. Request an order for diuretics.
c. Increase the patient’s intravenous fluid rate.
d. Encourage the patient to drink caffeinated beverages.
4. A patient requests the nurse’s help to the bedside commode
and be- comes frustrated when unable to void in front of the
nurse. How should the nurse interpret the patient’s inability to
void?
a The patient can be anxious, making it difficult for abdominal and
. perineal muscles to relax enough to void.
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM CH 46 URINARY
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2023
b The patient does not recognize the physiological signals that indicate a
. need to void.
c The patient is lonely, and calling the nurse in under false pretenses is a
. way to get attention.
d The patient is not drinking enough fluids to produce adequate urine
output.
.
5. The patient is having lower abdominal surgery and the nurse
inserts an indwelling catheter. What is the rationale for the
nurse’s action?
a. The patient may void uncontrollably during the procedure.
b. Local trauma sometimes promotes excessive urine incontinence.
c. Anesthetics can decrease bladder contractility and cause urinary
retention.
d. The patient will not interrupt the procedure by asking to go to the
bathroom.
6. The nurse, upon reviewing the history, discovers the patient
has dysuria. Which assessment finding is consistent with dysuria?
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM CH 46 URINARY
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2023
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2023
1. A nurse is teaching a patient about the urinary system. In which
order will the nurse present the structures, following the flow of
urine?
a. Kidney, urethra, bladder, ureters
b. Kidney, ureters, bladder, urethra
c. Bladder, kidney, ureters, urethra
d. Bladder, kidney, urethra, ureters
2. A nurse is reviewing urinary laboratory results. Which finding
will cause the nurse to follow up?
a. Protein level of 2 mg/100 mL
b. Urine output of 80 mL/hr
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM CH 46 URINARY
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2023
c. Specific gravity of 1.036
d. pH of 6.4
3. A patient is experiencing oliguria. Which action should the
nurse per- form first?
a. Assess for bladder distention.
b. Request an order for diuretics.
c. Increase the patient’s intravenous fluid rate.
d. Encourage the patient to drink caffeinated beverages.
4. A patient requests the nurse’s help to the bedside commode
and be- comes frustrated when unable to void in front of the
nurse. How should the nurse interpret the patient’s inability to
void?
a The patient can be anxious, making it difficult for abdominal and
. perineal muscles to relax enough to void.
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM CH 46 URINARY
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2023
b The patient does not recognize the physiological signals that indicate a
. need to void.
c The patient is lonely, and calling the nurse in under false pretenses is a
. way to get attention.
d The patient is not drinking enough fluids to produce adequate urine
output.
.
5. The patient is having lower abdominal surgery and the nurse
inserts an indwelling catheter. What is the rationale for the
nurse’s action?
a. The patient may void uncontrollably during the procedure.
b. Local trauma sometimes promotes excessive urine incontinence.
c. Anesthetics can decrease bladder contractility and cause urinary
retention.
d. The patient will not interrupt the procedure by asking to go to the
bathroom.
6. The nurse, upon reviewing the history, discovers the patient
has dysuria. Which assessment finding is consistent with dysuria?
, NURS FUNDAMENTAL EXAM CH 46 URINARY
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2023
