Exam 26: Urinary Function

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

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

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

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. )

A patient asks how elevating the legs at night will decrease nocturia.What is the nurse's best response?

An 87-year-old patient has suddenly become incontinent.What should the nurse's first action be?

An older adult woman has a resistant strain of pneumonia.To best minimize her risk of developing acute renal failure,the nurse:

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?

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

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

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?

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

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

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

An older adult patient is hospitalized for after an automobile crash.The nurse recognizes symptoms suggestive of an upper urinary tract (UTI)infection when the patient:

A patient being treated for prostate cancer calls the clinic to report severe back pain.What action by the nurse is best?

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?

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?