NURS 3217 EXAM:RENAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
PASS GUARANTEED
1. A client with acute kidney injury has a serum potassium level of 6.0
mEq/L. The nurse should plan which action as a priority?
1. Check the sodium level.
2. Place the client on a cardiac monitor.
3. Encourage increased vegetables in the diet.
4. Allow an extra 500 mL of fluid intake to dilute the electrolyte
concentration.
2. Place the client on a cardiac monitor.
2. A client arrives at the emergency department with complaints of low
abdominal pain and hematuria. The client is afebrile. The nurse next
assesses the client to determine a history of which condition?
1. Pyelonephritis
2. Glomerulonephritis
3. Trauma to the bladder or abdomen
4. Renal cancer in the client's family
3. Trauma to the bladder or abdomen
3. A client is admitted to the emergency department following a motor
vehicle accident. The client was wearing a lap seat belt when the accident
occurred and now the client has hematuria and lower abdominal pain. To
assess further whether the pain is caused by bladder trauma, the nurse
,NURS 3217 EXAM:RENAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
PASS GUARANTEED
should ask the client if the pain is referred to which area?
1. Hip
2. Shoulder
3. Umbilicus
4. Costovertebral angle
2. Shoulder
4. A client is admitted to the emergency department following a fall from a
horse and the health care provider (HCP) prescribes insertion of a Foley
catheter. While preparing for the procedure, the nurse notes blood at the
urinary meatus. The nurse should take which action?
1. Notify the HCP.
2. Use a small-sized catheter.
3. Administer pain medication before inserting the catheter.
4. Use extra povidone-iodine solution in cleansing the meatus.
1. Notify the HCP.
5. The nurse is assessing the patency of a client's left arm arteriovenous
fistula prior to initiating hemodialysis. Which finding indicates that the
fistula is patent?
1. Palpation of a thrill over the fistula
,NURS 3217 EXAM:RENAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
PASS GUARANTEED
2. Presence of a radial pulse in the left wrist
3. Absence of a bruit on auscultation of the fistula
4. Capillary refill less than 3 seconds in the nail beds of the fingers on the
left hand
1. Palpation of a thrill over the fistula
6. A male client has a tentative diagnosis of urethritis. The nurse should
assess the client for which manifestation of the disorder?
1. Hematuria and pyuria
2. Dysuria and proteinuria
3. Hematuria and urgency
4. Dysuria and penile discharge
4. Dysuria and penile discharge
7. The nurse is assessing a client with epididymitis. The nurse
anticipates which findings on physical examination?
1. Fever, diarrhea, groin pain, and ecchymosis
2. Nausea, vomiting, scrotal edema, and ecchymosis
3. Fever, nausea, vomiting, and painful scrotal edema
4. Diarrhea, groin pain, testicular torsion, and scrotal edema
3. Fever, nausea, vomiting, and painful scrotal edema
, NURS 3217 EXAM:RENAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
PASS GUARANTEED
8. A client complains of fever, perineal pain, and urinary urgency,
frequency, and dysuria. To assess whether the client's problem is related
to bacterial prostatitis, the nurse reviews the results of the prostate
examination for which characteristic of this disorder?
1. Soft and swollen prostate gland
2. Reddened, swollen, and boggy prostate gland
3. Tender and edematous prostate gland with ecchymosis
4. Tender, indurated prostate gland that is warm to the touch
4. Tender, indurated prostate gland that is warm to the touch
9. The nurse is collecting data from a client who has a history of benign
prostatic hyperplasia. To determine whether the client currently is
experiencing this condition, the nurse should ask the client about the
presence of whichearly symptom?
1. Nocturia
2. Urinary retention
3. Urge incontinence
4. Decreased force in the stream of urine
4. Decreased force in the stream of urine
10. The nurse monitoring a client receiving peritoneal dialysis notes
that the client's outflow is less than the inflow. Which actions should the
nurse take? Select all that apply.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
PASS GUARANTEED
1. A client with acute kidney injury has a serum potassium level of 6.0
mEq/L. The nurse should plan which action as a priority?
1. Check the sodium level.
2. Place the client on a cardiac monitor.
3. Encourage increased vegetables in the diet.
4. Allow an extra 500 mL of fluid intake to dilute the electrolyte
concentration.
2. Place the client on a cardiac monitor.
2. A client arrives at the emergency department with complaints of low
abdominal pain and hematuria. The client is afebrile. The nurse next
assesses the client to determine a history of which condition?
1. Pyelonephritis
2. Glomerulonephritis
3. Trauma to the bladder or abdomen
4. Renal cancer in the client's family
3. Trauma to the bladder or abdomen
3. A client is admitted to the emergency department following a motor
vehicle accident. The client was wearing a lap seat belt when the accident
occurred and now the client has hematuria and lower abdominal pain. To
assess further whether the pain is caused by bladder trauma, the nurse
,NURS 3217 EXAM:RENAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
PASS GUARANTEED
should ask the client if the pain is referred to which area?
1. Hip
2. Shoulder
3. Umbilicus
4. Costovertebral angle
2. Shoulder
4. A client is admitted to the emergency department following a fall from a
horse and the health care provider (HCP) prescribes insertion of a Foley
catheter. While preparing for the procedure, the nurse notes blood at the
urinary meatus. The nurse should take which action?
1. Notify the HCP.
2. Use a small-sized catheter.
3. Administer pain medication before inserting the catheter.
4. Use extra povidone-iodine solution in cleansing the meatus.
1. Notify the HCP.
5. The nurse is assessing the patency of a client's left arm arteriovenous
fistula prior to initiating hemodialysis. Which finding indicates that the
fistula is patent?
1. Palpation of a thrill over the fistula
,NURS 3217 EXAM:RENAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
PASS GUARANTEED
2. Presence of a radial pulse in the left wrist
3. Absence of a bruit on auscultation of the fistula
4. Capillary refill less than 3 seconds in the nail beds of the fingers on the
left hand
1. Palpation of a thrill over the fistula
6. A male client has a tentative diagnosis of urethritis. The nurse should
assess the client for which manifestation of the disorder?
1. Hematuria and pyuria
2. Dysuria and proteinuria
3. Hematuria and urgency
4. Dysuria and penile discharge
4. Dysuria and penile discharge
7. The nurse is assessing a client with epididymitis. The nurse
anticipates which findings on physical examination?
1. Fever, diarrhea, groin pain, and ecchymosis
2. Nausea, vomiting, scrotal edema, and ecchymosis
3. Fever, nausea, vomiting, and painful scrotal edema
4. Diarrhea, groin pain, testicular torsion, and scrotal edema
3. Fever, nausea, vomiting, and painful scrotal edema
, NURS 3217 EXAM:RENAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
PASS GUARANTEED
8. A client complains of fever, perineal pain, and urinary urgency,
frequency, and dysuria. To assess whether the client's problem is related
to bacterial prostatitis, the nurse reviews the results of the prostate
examination for which characteristic of this disorder?
1. Soft and swollen prostate gland
2. Reddened, swollen, and boggy prostate gland
3. Tender and edematous prostate gland with ecchymosis
4. Tender, indurated prostate gland that is warm to the touch
4. Tender, indurated prostate gland that is warm to the touch
9. The nurse is collecting data from a client who has a history of benign
prostatic hyperplasia. To determine whether the client currently is
experiencing this condition, the nurse should ask the client about the
presence of whichearly symptom?
1. Nocturia
2. Urinary retention
3. Urge incontinence
4. Decreased force in the stream of urine
4. Decreased force in the stream of urine
10. The nurse monitoring a client receiving peritoneal dialysis notes
that the client's outflow is less than the inflow. Which actions should the
nurse take? Select all that apply.
