NUR 2063 EXAM 2 2026 CORE ASSESSMENT
INFECTION CONTROL AND CARE PLANNING
REVIEW GUIDE
◉ "salt-retaining hormone". Steroid that promotes the retention of
Na+ by the kidneys. Na+ retention promotes water retention, which
promotes a higher blood volume and pressur
Answer: .Aldosterone
◉ Promotes retention of water by kidneys and increases blood
pressure.
Answer: Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
◉ Diabetes
Hypertension
Recurrent pyelonephritis
Acute tubular necrosis
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic kidney disease
Family history of CKD
Smoking
Age over 65 Ethnicity
,Answer: Chronic Renal Failure Risk Factors
◉ The outcome of the progressive and irrevocable loss of nephrons.
More than 75% of the total number of nephrons must be lost before
clinical manifestations appear.
Answer: Chronic Renal Failure Causes
◉ Inflammation of the bladder lining, may result from bacterial,
fungal, or parasitic infections; chemical irritants; foreign bodies (e.g.,
stones); or trauma. By far the most common is bacterial infection.
Answer: .Cystitis Causes
◉ E. coli adheres to bladder epithelium, colonizes, and invades host
cells.
Answer: Cystitis Pathogenesis
◉ Acute onset of frequency, urgency, and dysuria; pain may be
present in the suprapubic area. The urine may appear pink because
of hematuria or cloudy as a result of the infectious organism.
Answer: Cystitis S/S
◉ Highly communicable STI that infects epithelial cells and
proliferates into pruritic, painful lesions. Leading cause of cervical
cancer.
, Answer: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
◉ Presents at the base of the mouth or border of the tongue.
Answer: Oral Cancer
◉ Defect in diaphragm allowing a portion of the stomach to pass
through the diaphragmatic opening into the thorax.
Answer: Hiatal Hernia
◉ Aging
Chronic straining
Coughing
Obesity
Pregnancy
Ascites (accumulation of protein-containing fluid within the
abdomen)
Answer: Causes of Hiatal Hernia
◉ Inflammation of the stomach lining
Answer: Gastritis
◉ Postprandial discomfort
INFECTION CONTROL AND CARE PLANNING
REVIEW GUIDE
◉ "salt-retaining hormone". Steroid that promotes the retention of
Na+ by the kidneys. Na+ retention promotes water retention, which
promotes a higher blood volume and pressur
Answer: .Aldosterone
◉ Promotes retention of water by kidneys and increases blood
pressure.
Answer: Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
◉ Diabetes
Hypertension
Recurrent pyelonephritis
Acute tubular necrosis
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic kidney disease
Family history of CKD
Smoking
Age over 65 Ethnicity
,Answer: Chronic Renal Failure Risk Factors
◉ The outcome of the progressive and irrevocable loss of nephrons.
More than 75% of the total number of nephrons must be lost before
clinical manifestations appear.
Answer: Chronic Renal Failure Causes
◉ Inflammation of the bladder lining, may result from bacterial,
fungal, or parasitic infections; chemical irritants; foreign bodies (e.g.,
stones); or trauma. By far the most common is bacterial infection.
Answer: .Cystitis Causes
◉ E. coli adheres to bladder epithelium, colonizes, and invades host
cells.
Answer: Cystitis Pathogenesis
◉ Acute onset of frequency, urgency, and dysuria; pain may be
present in the suprapubic area. The urine may appear pink because
of hematuria or cloudy as a result of the infectious organism.
Answer: Cystitis S/S
◉ Highly communicable STI that infects epithelial cells and
proliferates into pruritic, painful lesions. Leading cause of cervical
cancer.
, Answer: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
◉ Presents at the base of the mouth or border of the tongue.
Answer: Oral Cancer
◉ Defect in diaphragm allowing a portion of the stomach to pass
through the diaphragmatic opening into the thorax.
Answer: Hiatal Hernia
◉ Aging
Chronic straining
Coughing
Obesity
Pregnancy
Ascites (accumulation of protein-containing fluid within the
abdomen)
Answer: Causes of Hiatal Hernia
◉ Inflammation of the stomach lining
Answer: Gastritis
◉ Postprandial discomfort
