Exam 22: Caring for Clients With Peritoneal Dialysis

The nurse is providing care to several clients on a medical-surgical unit.Which clients may be candidates for peritoneal dialysis?

When removing the dialysate fluid,the nurse unclamps the outflow tubing and allows it to drain for which amount of time?

The nurse is providing care to a client who receives peritoneal dialysis for the treatment of renal failure.Which assessment findings will the nurse report to the health care provider as indicators of peritonitis?

The nurse is performing intermittent peritoneal dialysis.At 8 a.m. ,the nurse measures 1,050 mL of fluid from the 1 L infused at 4 a.m.The nurse hangs 1 L of fluid.At noon,the nurse measures 850 mL of drainage and hangs another liter.At 4 p.m. ,the nurse measures 1,100 mL of drainage and hangs another liter.What will the nurse document as intake and output?

Which term is used to describe the solution to instill when performing peritoneal dialysis?

The nurse is anticipating the health care provider's arrival to insert a peritoneal dialysis catheter into the client.In addition to gathering the required equipment,which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is teaching the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)data that requires a report to the nurse when providing care to a client receiving peritoneal dialysis.Which data does not require notification to the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a client requiring peritoneal dialysis.Which task can be delegated to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

Prior to beginning the procedure of inserting the peritoneal dialysis catheter,which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse recognizes that which form of peritoneal dialysis can be performed in the home?