Practice for Adaptive Quiz 4: Elimination

When teaching a client how to prevent constipation, the nurse evaluates that the dietary teaching is understood when the client chooses which breakfast cereal? Froot Loops Cornflakes Cap'n Crunch Shredded wheat

Shredded wheat

What is the maximum recommended length for enema tube insertion in an adolescent? Record your answer using a whole number. _____ cm

10 cm

What is the cup-like structure that collects a client's urine and is located at the end of each papilla? Calyx Capsule Renal cortex Renal columns

Calyx

Why would a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) be prescribed diphenoxylate hydrochloride? To manage pain To manage diarrhea To manage candidal esophagitis To manage behavioral problems

To manage diarrhea

A nurse is caring for a client with Addison disease. Which information should the nurse include in a teaching plan to encourage this client to modify dietary intake? Increased amounts of potassium are needed to replace renal losses. Increased protein is needed to heal the adrenal tissue and thus cure the disease. Supplemental vitamins are needed to supply energy and assist in regaining the lost weight. Extra salt is needed to replace the amount being lost caused by lack of sufficient aldosterone to conserve sodium.

Extra salt is needed to replace the amount being lost caused by lack of sufficient aldosterone to conserve sodium.

On the second day after an abdominoperineal resection, the nurse anticipates that the colostomy stoma will have what appearance? Dry, pale pink, and flush with the skin Moist, red, and raised above the skin surface Dry, purple, and depressed below the skin surface Moist, pink, flush with the skin, and painful when touched

Moist, red, and raised above the skin surface

After several episodes of intermittent abdominal pain and vomiting, a 5-month-old infant is admitted to the pediatric unit. A diagnosis of intussusception is made. What is the priority nursing assessment that will help confirm the diagnosis? Auscultating for bowel sounds Listening for high-pitched crying Measuring fluid intake and output Observing characteristics of stools

Observing characteristics of stools

When obtaining a health history from a client recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, the nurse expects the client to report what clinical manifestations? Irritability, polydipsia, and polyuria Polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia Nocturia, weight loss, and polydipsia Polyphagia, polyuria, and diaphoresis

Polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia

What instruction regarding sample collection should the nurse give a client who is ordered a clean-catch urine specimen? Urinate small amount, stop flow, fill half of cup Collect the last urine sample voided in the night Keep the urine sample in dry warm area if delay is anticipated Send the urine sample to the laboratory within 6 hours of collection

Urinate small amount, stop flow, fill half of cup

A client begins therapy with a new medication. One month later the client notices blood in the urine. Which drug does the nurse anticipate as the cause? Warfarin Nifedipine Nitrofurantoin Phenazopyridine

Warfarin