Foundations Ch 36 Urinary Elimination Prep U,
Questions and Correct Answers, 2024/2025.
The nurse is collecting a clean-catch specimen from a patient. Which nursing
action is performed correctly in this procedure?
a) Continue collecting the urine in the container until the bladder is empty.
b) Clean the area at the meatus with antiseptic solution.
c) Position the container near the meatus, and collect at least 10 mL of urine.
d) Collect the first 10 mL of urine voided in the sterile specimen container.
c) Position the container near the meatus, and collect at least 10 mL of urine.
A nurse drains the bladder of a client by inserting a catheter for 5 minutes. What
type of catheter would the nurse use in this instance?
a) intermittent urethral catheter
b) retention catheter
c) Foley catheter
d) indwelling urethral catheter
a) intermittent urethral catheter
The nurse is choosing a collection device to collect urine from a nonambulatory
male client? What would be the nurse's best choice?
a) Specimen hat
b) Urinal
c) Bedpan
d) Large urine collection bag
b) Urinal
The nurse has an order to obtain a 24-hour urine from a client. Which of the
following instructions would be accurate for collection of the specimen?
a) "Discard your first urine and begin the collection after that."
b) "Begin the collection when you first urinate in the morning."
c) "You will need to have a catheter inserted for this collection."
d) "Start collecting the urine with the next time you urinate."
a) "Discard your first urine and begin the collection after that."
A client at a health care facility is being treated for cancer of the bladder. The
physician uses a urinary diversion to help the client with urinary elimination.
Which of the following describes a urinary diversion?
a) Use of a catheter to collect urine in a sterile environment
b) Inability to control either urinary or bowel elimination
c) Hygiene measures used to keep meatus and adjacent area of the catheter
clean.
d) One or both of the ureters are surgically implanted elsewhere
, d) One or both of the ureters are surgically implanted elsewhere
A nurse is preparing to measure a client's urine output. Which of the following
interventions would be of highest priority?
a) Wearing gloves when handling the urine
b) Noting the color and clarity of the urine
c) Using an appropriate measuring container
d) Measuring the urine container at eye level
a) Wearing gloves when handling the urine
A nurse is caring for a client who is catheterized following a surgery of the
prostate. When caring for the client, the nurse performs continuous bladder
irrigation. Which intervention should the nurse perform when providing
continuous bladder irrigation?
a) Empty the balloon with a syringe
b) Clean the urinary meatus
c) Purge air from the tubing
d) Place the sterile solution on the bed
c) Purge air from the tubing
A 57-year-old man is suffering from polyuria. What can cause polyuria?
a) Diabetes insipidus
b) Renal disease
c) Renal calculi
d) Urinary tract infection
a) Diabetes insipidus
The nurse is caring for a client with urinary incontinence who has a prescription
for a postvoid residual (PVR) collection. 45 mL of amber urine is returned via
PVR. Which appropriate action would the nurse take with this data collection?
a) Wait 30 minutes and re-catheterize the client.
b) Perform a bladder scan.
c) Encourage the client to drink more fluids.
d) Document the finding.
d) Document the finding.
Diet may affect urinary elimination. Which foods contain diuretics that can
increase urine output when they are ingested in large amounts? Select all that
apply.
a) Coffee
b) Chocolate
c) Potato chips
d) Alcohol
e) Pretzels
f) Tea
Questions and Correct Answers, 2024/2025.
The nurse is collecting a clean-catch specimen from a patient. Which nursing
action is performed correctly in this procedure?
a) Continue collecting the urine in the container until the bladder is empty.
b) Clean the area at the meatus with antiseptic solution.
c) Position the container near the meatus, and collect at least 10 mL of urine.
d) Collect the first 10 mL of urine voided in the sterile specimen container.
c) Position the container near the meatus, and collect at least 10 mL of urine.
A nurse drains the bladder of a client by inserting a catheter for 5 minutes. What
type of catheter would the nurse use in this instance?
a) intermittent urethral catheter
b) retention catheter
c) Foley catheter
d) indwelling urethral catheter
a) intermittent urethral catheter
The nurse is choosing a collection device to collect urine from a nonambulatory
male client? What would be the nurse's best choice?
a) Specimen hat
b) Urinal
c) Bedpan
d) Large urine collection bag
b) Urinal
The nurse has an order to obtain a 24-hour urine from a client. Which of the
following instructions would be accurate for collection of the specimen?
a) "Discard your first urine and begin the collection after that."
b) "Begin the collection when you first urinate in the morning."
c) "You will need to have a catheter inserted for this collection."
d) "Start collecting the urine with the next time you urinate."
a) "Discard your first urine and begin the collection after that."
A client at a health care facility is being treated for cancer of the bladder. The
physician uses a urinary diversion to help the client with urinary elimination.
Which of the following describes a urinary diversion?
a) Use of a catheter to collect urine in a sterile environment
b) Inability to control either urinary or bowel elimination
c) Hygiene measures used to keep meatus and adjacent area of the catheter
clean.
d) One or both of the ureters are surgically implanted elsewhere
, d) One or both of the ureters are surgically implanted elsewhere
A nurse is preparing to measure a client's urine output. Which of the following
interventions would be of highest priority?
a) Wearing gloves when handling the urine
b) Noting the color and clarity of the urine
c) Using an appropriate measuring container
d) Measuring the urine container at eye level
a) Wearing gloves when handling the urine
A nurse is caring for a client who is catheterized following a surgery of the
prostate. When caring for the client, the nurse performs continuous bladder
irrigation. Which intervention should the nurse perform when providing
continuous bladder irrigation?
a) Empty the balloon with a syringe
b) Clean the urinary meatus
c) Purge air from the tubing
d) Place the sterile solution on the bed
c) Purge air from the tubing
A 57-year-old man is suffering from polyuria. What can cause polyuria?
a) Diabetes insipidus
b) Renal disease
c) Renal calculi
d) Urinary tract infection
a) Diabetes insipidus
The nurse is caring for a client with urinary incontinence who has a prescription
for a postvoid residual (PVR) collection. 45 mL of amber urine is returned via
PVR. Which appropriate action would the nurse take with this data collection?
a) Wait 30 minutes and re-catheterize the client.
b) Perform a bladder scan.
c) Encourage the client to drink more fluids.
d) Document the finding.
d) Document the finding.
Diet may affect urinary elimination. Which foods contain diuretics that can
increase urine output when they are ingested in large amounts? Select all that
apply.
a) Coffee
b) Chocolate
c) Potato chips
d) Alcohol
e) Pretzels
f) Tea
