Chapter 28: Nursing Management: Patients With Urinary Disorders
painless hematuria
A nurse is assessing a client with suspected bladder cancer. Which finding would the nurse most likely expect to assess?
Location of discomfort
The nurse performs a physical examination on a client diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis to assist in determining which of the following?
WBC 50 Increased white blood cell occurs in all clients with a UTI and indicates an infectious process is occurring.
The nurse recognizes that test results that most likely indicate a urinary tract infection include:
Diabetes mellitus Increased urinary glucose levels create an infection-prone environment in the urinary tract.
The nurse understands that a risk factor for UTIs is which of the following?
acute pain
The patient is diagnosed with pyelonephritis what is the nurses priority concern on admission
pyuria, leukocytosis, hematuria, and bacteriuria. The client exhibits fever, chills, and flank pain.
Which condition or laboratory result supports a diagnosis of pyelonephritis?
Excessive intake of vitamin D
Which of the following is a cause of a calcium renal stone?
Phenazopyridine
what is a urinary analgesic ordered to relieve discomfort associated with UTIs?
smoking
what is the major risk factor for bladder cancer
Iatrogenic incontinence
which incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine due to extrinsic medical factors, predominantly medications
Reflex incontinence
which type of incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine due to hyperreflexia in the absence of normal sensations usually associated with voiding.
