The nurse is planning care for the client, who is scheduled for an IVP. Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement?

The nurse is caring for a group of clients on a hospital unit with the assistance of the LPN. Which aspect of client care would be most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to the LPN?

The cheat who had a kidney transplant has newly prescribed medications. Which prescribed medication should the nurse administer for BP control?

The nurse is assessing the client receiving peritoneal dialysis. Which finding suggests that the client may be developing peritonitis?

After determining that the client with CRF has no signs of an infection, the nurse initiates the first peritoneal dialysis treatment for the client. During the infusion of the dialysate, the client reports abdominal pain. How should the nurse best respond to the situation?

A nursing home resident returns to the facility after receiving a hemodialysis treatment. Which symptom observed by the charge nurse suggests that the client has developed disequilibrium syndrome?

The NA reports to the nurse that the client with CRF has “white crystals” and dry, itchy skin. Based on this information, which instruction should the nurse give to the NA?

The client diagnosed with ESRD states to the nurse, “I don‘t think I want to be on dialysis anymore; it's just too painful for me.” What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

After a diagnosis of CRF, the client was started on epoetin alfa. Which finding indicates that the medication has been effective?

The experienced nurse is orienting the new nurse to the care of clients with CRF. Which statement made by the new nurse should the experienced nurse correct?

The nurse is planning meals for the client on hemodialysis and fluid restriction secondary to ARF. Which afternoon snack should the nurse include?

The nurse is caring for four clients. Which client requires further nursing assessment due to risk of prerenal failure?

The NA reports to the nurse that urine in the client’s urostomy bag is dark amber colored with a large amount of thick mucus. Which should be the nurse’s instruction to the NA?

The female nurse is preparing to empty the urostomy bag of a female client who is Muslim. Which statement would be most respectful of the client?

The client is scheduled for .a cystectomy with an ileal conduit for urinary diversion. Which explanation should the nurse provide when the client asks about postsurgery urination?

The nurse is providing teaching to the client with a noncontinent urostomy created during urinary diversion. Which information should the nurse include?

The nurse is assessing the client with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The nurse should consider that a cyst may have ruptured when collecting which client information?

The nurse is assessing the client’s right groin puncture site after a renal angiogram finds a saturated, bloody dressing and blood pooling on the sheets. What should be the nurse’s priority?

The nurse notes bright red blood and clots in the client’s urine after a cystoscopy. Which is the most appropriate initial action by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for the client experiencing a possible hospital-acquired bladder infection. Which nursing action should the nurse perform first?

The nurse is caring for the female client experiencing recurrent UTIs. Which statement would best help the client reduce her risk for another UTI?

The client with acute pyelonephritis of the left kidney is hospitalized. The nurse should monitor for which most frequently occurring symptom?

The nurse is caring for the client who was newly diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma. The nurse should assess for which specific symptoms?

The nurse is completing an admission assessment of the client with a possible obstructing struvite calculus of the right ureter. Which is the best question for the nurse to ask?

Laboratory analysis reveals that the client passed a calcium oxalate stone. To prevent the formation of future stones, the nurse should instruct the client to avoid consuming which food?

The client has xerostomia secondary to oxybutynin use for treating urge incontinence. Which interventions should the nurse implement to relieve xerostomia?

The nurse is admitting a hospitalized client who has a renal calculi. Which should be the nurse’s priority?

Three weeks after developing ARF following trauma, the hospitalized client has a significantly increased urinary output. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the HCP immediately?

The nurse is caring for the client with CRF. Which statement should the nurse document as an appropriate outcome in the plan of care?

The client is hospitalized with nephrotic syndrome and has 3+ pitting edema in all extremities. Which laboratory test result should the nurse associate with this condition?

The nurse is caring for four cheats. For which cheat should the nurse anticipate treatment with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)?

The nurse is caring for the client who had continent urinary diversion surgery with creation of a Kock pouch. Which intervention should the nurse include in the care?

The client has been on hemodialysis for the past 5 years. The client’s spouse calls the clinic because the client has stopped eating, is taking long naps, and refuses to talk. Which conclusion made by the nurse about the client’s behavior is most accurate?

The nurse is assessing the client following a kidney transplant from a live donor. The nurse should notify the HCP to report a possible complication of urine leakage when which findings are noted?

The nurse is caring for the client diagnosed with obstructing left ureterolithiasis. The nurse evaluates that the client may have passed the calculi in the urine when which outcome has been achieved?

The female client, being treated for stress incontinence with vaginal cone therapy, calls a clinic to report that she is experiencing burning on urination, chills, and fever. Which is the best instruction by the nurse?

The nurse assesses that the client with ARF has a serum potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L. Which medications, if prescribed, should the nurse plan to administer now? Select all that apply.

The 75-year-old client is hospitalized with ESRD. Which finding in the client’s medical record should the nurse associate with the diagnosis of ESRD?

The client is concerned about having brown-colored urine after starting nitrofurantoin for treating a UTI. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The HCP writes orders for the newly hospitalized client who has polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and dull flank pain, nocturia, and low urine specific gravity dilute urine. Which admission order should the nurse clarify with the HCP?