RNRS 117- URINARY ELIMINATION SHERPATH (EXAM II)
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
How would the nurse position a female patient for examining the genitalia for
inflammation and infection related to urinary elimination problems?
Supine
Fowler's
Squatting
Dorsal recumbent
Dorsal recumbent
A nurse is assessing the severity of a patient's urinary elimination problem.
Which question is most appropriate for the nurse to ask?
"Does your urinary problem restrict you from doing your usual activities?"
"Do you dribble urine before voiding, after voiding, or at other times?"
"Have you been hospitalized or have you received a diagnosis of a new medical
problem recently?"
"How often are you awakened with the urge to void while you are sleeping?"
"How often are you awakened with the urge to void while you are sleeping?"
,The nurse is caring for a patient with urinary incontinence. Which action would
the nurse perform to promote comfort for the patient? Select all that apply.
Change dressings & linens when wet.
Limit fluid intake.
Use absorbent pads.
Increase coffee intake.
Catheterize the patient.
Change dressings & linens when wet.
Use absorbent pads.
Catheterize the patient.
A male patient returned from the operating room 6 hours ago with a cast on his
right arm. He has not yet voided. Which action would be most beneficial in
assisting the patient to void?
Suggest that he stand at the bedside.
Stay with the patient.
Give him the urinal to use in bed.
Tell him that if he does not urinate he will be catheterized.
Suggest that he stand at the bedside.
The nurse receives a prescription to obtain a postvoid residual for a patient via
catheterization. Which method to obtain this measurement is best?
, Intermittent catheterization
Long-term indwelling catheterization
Short-term indwelling catheterization
Medium-term indwelling catheterization
Intermittent catheterization
A nurse is assisting the health care provider assess a patient with altered urinary
elimination. After assessing the patient, the health care provider suspects that
the patient has an obstruction of the ureters. Which diagnostic test does the
nurse expect the patient to undergo?
Cystoscopy
Abdominal roentgenogram
Ultrasound of the urinary bladder
Axial computed tomography scan
Axial computed tomography scan
Which statement by a student nurse regarding urinary incontinence requires
correction?
"Urinary incontinence is common in older adults."
"Urge incontinence and stress incontinence are common forms of urinary
incontinence."
"Urinary incontinence is characterized by an involuntary loss of urine."
"Mixed incontinence is a combination of stress and functional incontinence."
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
How would the nurse position a female patient for examining the genitalia for
inflammation and infection related to urinary elimination problems?
Supine
Fowler's
Squatting
Dorsal recumbent
Dorsal recumbent
A nurse is assessing the severity of a patient's urinary elimination problem.
Which question is most appropriate for the nurse to ask?
"Does your urinary problem restrict you from doing your usual activities?"
"Do you dribble urine before voiding, after voiding, or at other times?"
"Have you been hospitalized or have you received a diagnosis of a new medical
problem recently?"
"How often are you awakened with the urge to void while you are sleeping?"
"How often are you awakened with the urge to void while you are sleeping?"
,The nurse is caring for a patient with urinary incontinence. Which action would
the nurse perform to promote comfort for the patient? Select all that apply.
Change dressings & linens when wet.
Limit fluid intake.
Use absorbent pads.
Increase coffee intake.
Catheterize the patient.
Change dressings & linens when wet.
Use absorbent pads.
Catheterize the patient.
A male patient returned from the operating room 6 hours ago with a cast on his
right arm. He has not yet voided. Which action would be most beneficial in
assisting the patient to void?
Suggest that he stand at the bedside.
Stay with the patient.
Give him the urinal to use in bed.
Tell him that if he does not urinate he will be catheterized.
Suggest that he stand at the bedside.
The nurse receives a prescription to obtain a postvoid residual for a patient via
catheterization. Which method to obtain this measurement is best?
, Intermittent catheterization
Long-term indwelling catheterization
Short-term indwelling catheterization
Medium-term indwelling catheterization
Intermittent catheterization
A nurse is assisting the health care provider assess a patient with altered urinary
elimination. After assessing the patient, the health care provider suspects that
the patient has an obstruction of the ureters. Which diagnostic test does the
nurse expect the patient to undergo?
Cystoscopy
Abdominal roentgenogram
Ultrasound of the urinary bladder
Axial computed tomography scan
Axial computed tomography scan
Which statement by a student nurse regarding urinary incontinence requires
correction?
"Urinary incontinence is common in older adults."
"Urge incontinence and stress incontinence are common forms of urinary
incontinence."
"Urinary incontinence is characterized by an involuntary loss of urine."
"Mixed incontinence is a combination of stress and functional incontinence."
