Exam 5: Elimination

The nurse is assigned to a postpartum client who had an anesthetic block during labor and delivery.When providing care for this client,which does the nurse anticipate?

The nurse provides education and supportive assistance for the family of a preschool-age client diagnosed with encopresis.Which statement indicates parental understanding of appropriate care? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic constipation.Which findings in the client's health history could be the cause of the current constipation? Select all that apply.

The nurse at a health fair is educating clients on risk factors associated with urinary incontinence.Which risk factor does the nurse include as a nonmodifiable risk factor for urinary incontinence?

A nurse is caring for a client with congestive heart failure.The healthcare provider prescribes propranolol (Inderal)for the client.Which instruction should the nurse include when administering a beta-adrenergic like propranolol (Inderal)to the client?

The nurse is preparing to discharge a client who underwent lithotripsy for the treatment of a kidney stone.What should the nurse teach the client to prevent further complications of urinary calculi after discharge?

The nurse is providing care to a client who is experiencing constipation.The healthcare provider prescribes Metamucil,a bulk-forming laxative.Which is a nursing consideration when administering this medication to the client?

The nurse is preparing to teach a class on the prevention of constipation.Which food choice will the nurse include as an example of a high-fiber food?

The nurse admits a client to the medical unit for a urinary disorder.Which questions are appropriate for the nurse to include when assessing the client's voiding pattern? Select all that apply.

Which statement most accurately describes why benign prostatic hyperplasia is more common in older men than in younger men?

The nurse is planning care for a newly admitted bedbound older adult client.Which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for this client?

The charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse catheterize an older adult client admitted with an enlarged prostate.Which action by the newly licensed nurse requires intervention from the charge nurse?

The nurse is providing follow-up care for a client was recently diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).Which nursing diagnosis is the priority for the nurse to include in the client's plan of care?

A client is recovering from minimally invasive surgery due to a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).After assessing the client,the nurse expects which outcome for this client?

The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with mild benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).Which lifestyle change is appropriate for this client?

A nurse is caring for four clients with renal calculi.Of these clients,which one should the nurse identify as having the highest likelihood of requiring surgery to remove the calculi?

The nurse is providing care to newborns in the nursery.When assessing the newborns' urinary output,which does the nurse anticipate as normal daily urinary output?

The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with mild benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)who is experiencing urinary retention.Which goal is the most appropriate for this client?

A client presents to the urologist with complaints of getting up to urinate several times a night and difficulty starting a stream of urine.After medical testing is completed,a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)is made.After conducting teaching regarding BPH,which statement by the client indicates the need for further education?

The nurse is providing training for the clinical staff of a skilled care facility that primarily treats elderly clients.The nurse wants to include information on functional incontinence.Which risk factors for functional incontinence will the nurse include in the training? Select all that apply.