Exam 53: The Child With Alterations in Genitourinary Function

A four-year-old girl has been treated for three urinary tract infections (UTI) in the last two years. Which instructions can the nurse give to the mother to help reduce the child's risk of acquiring another UTI?

A child is admitted with acute glomerulonephritis. The nurse would expect the urinalysis during this acute phase to show which of the following?

A child has undergone a kidney transplant and is receiving cyclosporine. The parents ask the nurse about the reason for the cyclosporine. The nurse should explain that the drug is given to:

The surgeon is discussing plans for orchiopexy with the parents of an infant born with cryptorchidism. The parents are overwhelmed and do not hear much of the discussion. The nurse will clarify the surgeon's explanation by discussing that the risk of undescended testes include:

Which sets of symptoms are characteristic of a preschool-age child with a urinary tract infection?

A baby is born with bladder exstrophy. Immediate care for this infant will include which intervention?

A child with nephritic syndrome is severely edematous. The primary health care provider has placed the child on bed rest. An important nursing intervention for this child would be to:

A child is scheduled for a kidney transplant. The nurse has completed the preoperative teaching to prepare the child and parents for the surgery and postoperative considerations. Which statement indicates that the parents understand the process involved with a kidney transplant?

A child is undergoing hemodialysis. The child should be monitored closely for:

A nurse is preparing to admit a child with possible obstructive uropathy. What labs should the nurse expect to draw on this child?

A child in renal failure has hyperkalemia. The nurse plans to instruct the child and her parents to avoid which foods?

Following a hypospadias repair, the 10-month-old child returns from the operating room with a urethral stent. It is now four hours since the child's surgery. Which assessment finding should be reported to the surgeon?

A child with acute renal failure is being treated with peritoneal dialysis. Following medical orders, the dialysate has been infused into the child's abdomen. When the dialysate is drained, the nurse notes the following findings. Which finding requires notification of the physician?

A four-year-old has acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) and is admitted to the hospital. The priority nursing diagnosis for this child would be:

A child is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of "rule out" urinary tract infection. A clean-catch urine specimen is submitted to the lab. When the results return, the nurse evaluates the findings. Which finding would the nurse question?

A child has been admitted to the hospital unit with a diagnosis of minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS). The clinical manifestations will include which of the following?