RN Ki dney Function & Elimination Assessment
Test Answered Co rrectly
A nurse is caring for a client admitted for acute glomerulonephritis.
Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up. - Answer - client reports nausea and
vomits 50 ml of yellow liquid
- reports SOB
- fine crackles auscultated in bilat lungs
- client states "I just feel so tired."
- resp rate 28/min
- BP 184/90 mm Hg
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A nurse is caring for a group of clients, who all are incontinent of urine, on the med surg unit. Which
comorbidities should the nurse expect to find in their medical records?
- COPD
- HF
- DM
- MS
- Lupus - Answer - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Heart failure
- Multiple sclerosis
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the urology unit with complaints of SOB and a diagnosis of CKD.
Which of the following pathophysiology changes in the renal system led to the admitting diagnosis of
CKD? - Answer Chronic nephropathies that lead to fibrosis and destruction of normal kidney structure
and function
, A nurse is conducting an admission assessment of a client with BPH. The client states they avoid social
events due to this condition. Which of the following client findings should the nurse expect to find in the
assessment? SATA
- Inability to void
- Dysuria
- Urinary urgency
- Incontinence
- Urinary frequency
- Impotence - Answer - Inability to void
- Dysuria
- Urinary urgency
- Urinary frequency
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical unit. Which of the following clients is the most at risk
for an AKI?
- a client who is taking gentamicin for infection
- a client who has HF
- a client who is 1 day post op following colon resection
- client who has a pneumonia
- a client who has an exacerbation of lupus - Answer - a client who is taking gentamicin for infection
(aminoglycosides are nephrotoxic)
- a client who has HF
(leads to pre renal AKI due to an increase in CVP, causing ventricles to dilate decreasing CO)
- a client who has an exacerbation of lupus
(connective tissue disorder w/c may lead to intra renal AKI)
A nurse is caring for a client who has AKI. The nurse should expect which of the following findings in the
client's medical record? SATA
Test Answered Co rrectly
A nurse is caring for a client admitted for acute glomerulonephritis.
Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up. - Answer - client reports nausea and
vomits 50 ml of yellow liquid
- reports SOB
- fine crackles auscultated in bilat lungs
- client states "I just feel so tired."
- resp rate 28/min
- BP 184/90 mm Hg
???
A nurse is caring for a group of clients, who all are incontinent of urine, on the med surg unit. Which
comorbidities should the nurse expect to find in their medical records?
- COPD
- HF
- DM
- MS
- Lupus - Answer - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Heart failure
- Multiple sclerosis
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the urology unit with complaints of SOB and a diagnosis of CKD.
Which of the following pathophysiology changes in the renal system led to the admitting diagnosis of
CKD? - Answer Chronic nephropathies that lead to fibrosis and destruction of normal kidney structure
and function
, A nurse is conducting an admission assessment of a client with BPH. The client states they avoid social
events due to this condition. Which of the following client findings should the nurse expect to find in the
assessment? SATA
- Inability to void
- Dysuria
- Urinary urgency
- Incontinence
- Urinary frequency
- Impotence - Answer - Inability to void
- Dysuria
- Urinary urgency
- Urinary frequency
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical unit. Which of the following clients is the most at risk
for an AKI?
- a client who is taking gentamicin for infection
- a client who has HF
- a client who is 1 day post op following colon resection
- client who has a pneumonia
- a client who has an exacerbation of lupus - Answer - a client who is taking gentamicin for infection
(aminoglycosides are nephrotoxic)
- a client who has HF
(leads to pre renal AKI due to an increase in CVP, causing ventricles to dilate decreasing CO)
- a client who has an exacerbation of lupus
(connective tissue disorder w/c may lead to intra renal AKI)
A nurse is caring for a client who has AKI. The nurse should expect which of the following findings in the
client's medical record? SATA
