Exam 22: Urinary Function

An older patient is admitted with possible chronic renal failure (CRF).Which lab value does the nurse notify the physician about as a priority?

When assessing the patient for urinary incontinence,which patient symptom best supports the nursing diagnosis of overflow incontinence?

The nurse working in the gerontology clinic understands which facts related to incontinence? (Select all that apply. )

A male patient reports difficulty starting a urine stream and a weak urine flow.When prompted to seek medical attention,the patient asks why,as it's "obviously" benign prostatic hypertrophy.What response by the nurse is best?

An 87-year-old patient has suddenly become incontinent.What would the nurse do first?

The nurse is admitting an older patient with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).The nurse will focus primary assessments on which of the following?

A patient has a history of smoking and now has painless hematuria.After a workup,the patient is told the diagnosis of bladder cancer.What action by the nurse is most important?

An older cognitively impaired adult patient is being discharged to a daughter's home.The nurse knows continued success of the patient's bladder training for urinary incontinence primarily rests on which of the following?

An older adult has a resistant strain of pneumonia.To best minimize the patient's risk of developing acute renal failure,the nurse would do which of the following?

When caring for older adults,the nurse expects to encounter the normal urinary age-related outcome of

A patient has a glomerular filtration rate (GFR)of 19 mL/min/1.73 m².What assessment findings correlate with this condition? (Select all that apply. )

A patient is scheduled to have surgery for prostate cancer in a few weeks.What action by the nurse is most important?

A nurse is assessing an older patient for the possible cause of his acute urinary incontinence.Which actions by the nurse are most important? (Select all that apply. )

An older adult patient's urinary incontinence is being addressed by prompted voiding.The nurse instructs all ancillary staff to do which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

A patient in a long-term care facility has incontinence.What assessment by the nurse is most important before designing interventions for this problem?

An older adult patient reports "losing urine" when bending over or getting out of a chair.What type of incontinence does the nurse plan interventions for?

A patient treats chronic kidney failure with peritoneal dialysis.The patient notes the fluid draining out of the abdomen is cloudy and foul smelling.What action by the nurse is best?

What information does the nurse share with the student about normal age-related changes in the kidneys?

When preparing educational information regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)for a group of older male patients,the nurse includes which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

A male patient has benign prostatic enlargement.He is at risk for what type of acute kidney injury?