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12. A patient is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram (IVP). The nurse would evaluate the patient as understanding preprocedure teaching if the patient reported that which of these would be restricted as part of the preparation for an IVP?

Fluid intake

2. Which structure is the capillary network in each nephron?

Glomeroulus

13. The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled for a cystoscopy with basket (C&P) extraction of a stone. What is the most important postoperative care after this surgery for the nurse to provide?

Measuring the urine output

1. What is the structural and functional unit of the kidney?

Nephron

10. The nurse is to obtain an orthostatic blood pressure measurement for a patient on dialysis for end-stage renal disease. Which of these would the nurse do to obtain this measurement?

Obtained blood pressure whle patient is lyung sitting and standing

15. The nurse is collecting data for a patient who has stress incontinence. Which of these findings would the nurse document?

The patient loses small amout of urine when he or she cough or sneeze

9. The nurse is reviewing the patient's history and physical report. What is the term used to describe waste products building up in the blood?

Uremia

8. The nurse is reviewing a patient's urinalysis results: white blood cells (WBC) 100+/hpf; red blood cells (RBC) 4/hpf; bacteria moderate amount; nitrite, positive; specific gravity, 1.025; urine, cloudy. What would the nurse recognize these finding as indicating?

Urinary tract infection

5. The nurse is collecting data for a patient with kidney disease. When reviewing a urinalysis repor twhat would the nurse recognize as normal specific gravity of urine?

1.002 to 1.035

34. A minimum creatinine clearance of ____________________ mL per minute is needed to live without dialysis.

10

35. Normal urinary output is ____________________ to 2000 mL per 24 hours.

1000

3. What value represents a normal glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?

100mL to 125mL

36. Normally the bladder contains less than ____________________ mL after urination.

50

6. The nurse is reviewing a urinalysis report. What should the nurse recognize as the normal average pH of urine?

6

4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has kidney disease and an acid-base imbalance. In what way do the kidneys help maintain acid-base balance in the body?

Conserving and excreting bicarbonate ions

14. The nurse contributes to the plan of care for a patient who has edema. Which of the following is the best indicator of a patient's fluid volume status?

Daily weight

7. When collecting a urine specimen from a female patient which of these actions should the nurse take?

Direct the patient to wash her perineum before collecting the uring specimen

11. The nurse is collecting data for a patient with kidney disease. Which adventitious lung sound is the nurse most likely to note from fluid overload?

crackles


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