EAQ ch 66- Care of Patients with Urinary
Problems ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which type of incontinence is also known as an overactive bladder (OAB)?
Urge
Mixed
Overflow
Functional - Correct answers✔✔Urge
What method of emptying the bladder is helpful for a patient with a large cystocele?
Splinting
Credé method
Double-voiding
Valsalva maneuver - Correct answers✔✔Splinting
Which condition may occur with an upper urinary tract infection?
Cystitis
Urethritis
Prostatitis
Acute pyelonephritis - Correct answers✔✔Acute pyelonephritis
,Which type of incontinence benefits from pelvic floor muscle (Kegel) exercise?
Urge
Stress
Overflow
Functional - Correct answers✔✔Stress
Which nursing diagnosis observed in a patient with urinary incontinence is related to impaired
cognition and neuromuscular limitations?
Urge urinary incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence
Reflex urinary incontinence
Functional urinary incontinence - Correct answers✔✔Functional urinary incontinence
What procedure does the nurse expect the health care provider to prescribe for the removal of a
large, impacted stone in a patient's kidney?
Stenting
Lithotripsy
Pyelolithotomy
Nephrolithotomy - Correct answers✔✔Nephrolithotomy
A female patient presents to the clinic with complaints of 'burning when urinating.' What
findings does the nurse anticipate when assessing the perineal area?
,Vaginal discharge
Pink urethral meatus
Inflamed labial tissue
Ulcerations around the urethral meatus - Correct answers✔✔Pink urethral meatus
Which patients with an indwelling urinary catheter does the nurse reassess to determine whether
the catheterization needs to be continued or discontinued? Select all that apply.
Patient in the step-down unit
Three-day postoperative patient
Incontinent older adult in long-term care
Incontinent patient with perineal skin breakdown
Comatose patient with careful monitoring of intake and output (I&O) - Correct
answers✔✔Patient in the step-down unit
Three-day postoperative patient
Incontinent older adult in long-term care
Which complication does the nurse monitor for in a pregnant patient who is diagnosed with
cystitis?
Preterm labor
Stone formation
Gestational diabetes
Orthostatic hypotension - Correct answers✔✔Preterm labor
, What teaching will the nurse provide that would be most beneficial to the patient with urinary
incontinence?
'Avoid using douches.'
'Drink cranberry juice.'
'Empty your bladder before and after sex.'
'Avoid exercises such as running and jogging.' - Correct answers✔✔'Avoid exercises such as
running and jogging.'
What principle will the nurse adhere to in order to minimize catheter-associated urinary tract
infections (CAUTIs)?
Use of indwelling catheter for routine measurement of urine
Use of intermittent catheterization for postoperative urinary retention
Use of antimicrobial catheters for patients who require a urinary catheter
Use of antiseptic solutions to cleanse the periurethral area for routine hygiene - Correct
answers✔✔Use of intermittent catheterization for postoperative urinary retention
Which nursing intervention or practice is most effective in helping to prevent urinary tract
infection (UTI) in hospitalized patients?
Encouraging them to drink fluids
Irrigating all catheters daily with sterile saline
Recommending that catheters be placed in all patients
Periodically reevaluating the need for indwelling catheters - Correct answers✔✔Periodically
reevaluating the need for indwelling catheters
Problems ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which type of incontinence is also known as an overactive bladder (OAB)?
Urge
Mixed
Overflow
Functional - Correct answers✔✔Urge
What method of emptying the bladder is helpful for a patient with a large cystocele?
Splinting
Credé method
Double-voiding
Valsalva maneuver - Correct answers✔✔Splinting
Which condition may occur with an upper urinary tract infection?
Cystitis
Urethritis
Prostatitis
Acute pyelonephritis - Correct answers✔✔Acute pyelonephritis
,Which type of incontinence benefits from pelvic floor muscle (Kegel) exercise?
Urge
Stress
Overflow
Functional - Correct answers✔✔Stress
Which nursing diagnosis observed in a patient with urinary incontinence is related to impaired
cognition and neuromuscular limitations?
Urge urinary incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence
Reflex urinary incontinence
Functional urinary incontinence - Correct answers✔✔Functional urinary incontinence
What procedure does the nurse expect the health care provider to prescribe for the removal of a
large, impacted stone in a patient's kidney?
Stenting
Lithotripsy
Pyelolithotomy
Nephrolithotomy - Correct answers✔✔Nephrolithotomy
A female patient presents to the clinic with complaints of 'burning when urinating.' What
findings does the nurse anticipate when assessing the perineal area?
,Vaginal discharge
Pink urethral meatus
Inflamed labial tissue
Ulcerations around the urethral meatus - Correct answers✔✔Pink urethral meatus
Which patients with an indwelling urinary catheter does the nurse reassess to determine whether
the catheterization needs to be continued or discontinued? Select all that apply.
Patient in the step-down unit
Three-day postoperative patient
Incontinent older adult in long-term care
Incontinent patient with perineal skin breakdown
Comatose patient with careful monitoring of intake and output (I&O) - Correct
answers✔✔Patient in the step-down unit
Three-day postoperative patient
Incontinent older adult in long-term care
Which complication does the nurse monitor for in a pregnant patient who is diagnosed with
cystitis?
Preterm labor
Stone formation
Gestational diabetes
Orthostatic hypotension - Correct answers✔✔Preterm labor
, What teaching will the nurse provide that would be most beneficial to the patient with urinary
incontinence?
'Avoid using douches.'
'Drink cranberry juice.'
'Empty your bladder before and after sex.'
'Avoid exercises such as running and jogging.' - Correct answers✔✔'Avoid exercises such as
running and jogging.'
What principle will the nurse adhere to in order to minimize catheter-associated urinary tract
infections (CAUTIs)?
Use of indwelling catheter for routine measurement of urine
Use of intermittent catheterization for postoperative urinary retention
Use of antimicrobial catheters for patients who require a urinary catheter
Use of antiseptic solutions to cleanse the periurethral area for routine hygiene - Correct
answers✔✔Use of intermittent catheterization for postoperative urinary retention
Which nursing intervention or practice is most effective in helping to prevent urinary tract
infection (UTI) in hospitalized patients?
Encouraging them to drink fluids
Irrigating all catheters daily with sterile saline
Recommending that catheters be placed in all patients
Periodically reevaluating the need for indwelling catheters - Correct answers✔✔Periodically
reevaluating the need for indwelling catheters
