Adaptive Quizzing Eliminination

Which information would the nurse include in the home care instructions for a client being discharged post-lithotripsy for renal calculi?

"Drink at least 3 L of fluid daily for 4 weeks."

A client with urinary incontinence is prescribed amitriptyline. Which specific instruction would the nurse provide to the client?

"You should rise slowly when getting up from a sitting or lying position"

Which plan of care would the nurse provide for a newborn with hypospadias?

Giving the parents reasons why circumcision should not be performed

The nurse would expect to find an increase of which substance in the urine of a client following a low-carbohydrate diet?

Ketones

Which infection prevention technique would be appropriate for the nurse to include when teaching a client being discharged with an indwelling catheter?

Replace the drainage bag with a new bag once a week.

Which responses would the nurse offer a client who asks whether she should take soy supplements to decrease menopausal symptoms and improve bone density? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.

Soy supplements might interfere with thyroid hormone absorption. Some women have reported nausea, bloating, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.

Which dietary changes would the nurse suggest to the client with diarrhea associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.

eat much less roughage drink plenty of fluids between meals

A client scheduled for a hemicolectomy because of a small lesion in the colon asks if having the procedure means that "I have to deal with one of those pouches and have bowel movements into the pouch." How would the nurse respond?

no only part of the colon is removed and the rest is reattached

The nurse is teaching the mother of a toddler with celiac disease the specific foods allowed on the gluten-free diet. Which is the most important information for the nurse to help the mother understand?

read labels carefully

For which potential complications would the nurse monitor a client receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for end-stage kidney disease? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.

tachycardia, cloudy outflow, abdominal pain