Deck 32: Urinary Elimination

Question 1

The support worker has transferred the client to the commode.The client has finished voiding.What will the support worker do next?

A)Assist with handwashing
B)Transfer back to bed
C)Give fluids
D)Screen with the privacy curtain

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The resident experiences a loss of urine with exercise and certain movements.The support worker knows the term for this is which of the following?

A)Overflow incontinence
B)Reflex incontinence
C)Urge incontinence
D)Stress incontinence

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which is true of normal urine?

A)Has a faint odour
B)Has a strong odour
C)Has a sweet odour
D)Has an ammonia odour

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Nocturia means which of the following?

A)Painful or difficult urination
B)Frequent urination at night
C)The production of abnormally large amounts of urine
D)Voiding or micturition

Question 5

The care plan states that the resident has hematuria.The support worker understands this term means which of the following?

A)Sugar in the urine
B)Blood in the urine
C)Scant amount of urine
D)Difficult or painful urination

Question 6

What is term for the loss of urine in response to a sudden, urgent need to void?

A)Overflow incontinence
B)Reflex incontinence
C)Urge incontinence
D)Stress incontinence

Question 7

For a client who has a catheter, the drainage bag must be kept in which position?

A)Above the level of the bladder
B)Below the level of the bladder
C)At bladder level
D)At the person's right side

Question 8

What is the definition of the term oliguria?

A)A scant amount of urine
B)The production of abnormally large amounts of urine
C)The need to void at once
D)Voiding at frequent intervals

Question 9

When a client with a catheter is in bed, where should the support worker attach the drainage bag?

A)To an IV pole
B)To the bed frame
C)To the bed rail
D)To the back of a chair

Question 10

The loss of urine at predictable intervals when the bladder is full is called which of the following?

A)Overflow incontinence
B)Stress incontinence
C)Reflex incontinence
D)Urinary incontinence

Question 11

The healthy adult produces how much urine?

A)1 500 mL of urine each shift
B)1 500 mL of urine a day
C)1 000 mL of urine each shift
D)1 000 mL of urine a day

Question 12

The urinary system removes which of the following?

A)Solid wastes
B)Carbon dioxide
C)Sweat
D)Waste products from the blood

Question 13

Which of the following is the correct term for loss of bladder control?

A)Urinary urgency
B)Urinary frequency
C)Urinary incontinence
D)Urge incontinence

Question 14

John needs to urinate.What should the support worker provide?

A)A bedpan
B)A fracture pan
C)A urinal
D)A commode

Question 15

What is the term for the leakage of urine from a bladder that is always full?

A)Functional incontinence
B)Mixed incontinence
C)Overflow incontinence
D)Stress incontinence

Question 16

Why does a filled urinal present safety hazards?

A)It is easily spilled.
B)It is a source of odours.
C)It is an unpleasant sight.
D)It needs to be emptied.

Question 17

What does the term dysuria means?

A)Sugar in the urine
B)Blood in the urine
C)A scant amount of urine
D)Painful or difficult urination

Question 18

Because her call bell was not answered promptly, a client who usually has control of her bladder was not able to get to the bathroom in time and soiled herself with urine.This occurred due to which of the following conditions?

A)Functional incontinence
B)Mixed incontinence
C)Overflow incontinence
D)Stress incontinence

Question 19

How is a catheter kept in the bladder?

A)Being taped to the inner thigh
B)An inflated balloon near the catheter tip
C)A rubber band and a safety pin
D)A clamp

Question 20

What is a catheter?

A)A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening
B)An artificial opening to remove waste and excess fluid from the body
C)Sugar in the urine
D)Ketone bodies that appear in the urine because of the rapid breakdown of fat for energy

Question 21

In a female client with a catheter, to prevent excess catheter movement, the support worker should do which of the following?

A)Secure it her to inner thigh
B)Check the care plan
C)Secure it to her abdomen
D)Check with the client

Question 22

When a condom catheter is applied to a male client, which of the following is correct?

A)Secure with adhesive tape.
B)Apply in a spiral fashion around the penis.
C)Insert into the urethra.
D)Slide onto the penis.

Question 23

Unless directed otherwise, when are urinary drainage bags emptied?

A)Every morning
B)At bedtime
C)At the end of every shift
D)At the start of every shift

Question 24

How often is catheter care provided to a client with a catheter?

A)According to the client's care plan
B)Once a day
C)Twice a day
D)Every shift

Question 25

A resident has just been transferred from hospital back to the facility and has an indwelling catheter in place.Which of the following actions is most appropriate while transferring the resident from stretcher into bed?

A)Remove the catheter.
B)Connect the catheter to a leg bag.
C)Place the tube and drainage bag between the resident's legs.
D)Hang the drainage bag over the end of stretcher.

Question 26

What is the goal of bladder training?

A)Removing the catheter
B)Treating incontinence
C)Gaining control of urination
D)Preventing infection