ATI RN Med Surg Renal and Urinary

Check the client's electrolyte values - A nurse is caring for a client who is in the olgiuria-anuric stage of AKI. The client reports diarrhea, a dull headache, palpitations, and muscle tingling and weakness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Calcium - A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has late-stage CKD. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse instruct the client to increase in her diet? "You should not ejaculate for 24 hours prior to the PSA test." - A nurse is teaching a client about the PSA test. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Relieve the client's pain. - A nurse is caring for a client who has a diagnosis of renal calculi and reports severe flank pain. Which of the following is the priority nursing action? Peritonitis - A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? "Expect to have pink-tinged urine after this procedure." - A nurse is teaching a client who is preoperative for a cystoscopy. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? "I will use a vaginal douche daily." - A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a history of UTIs. Which of the following statements should indicate to the nurse the need for additional teaching? Potassium 3.0 mEq/L - A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? "You should complete the entire cycle of antibiotic therapy." - A nurse is teaching a client who has acute pyelonephritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Dysrhythmias - A nurse is monitoring a client who is undergoing ESWL. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings is the priority? "Avoid taking blood pressure on the client's left arm." - A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about caring for a client who has a new left AV fistula. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Blood pressure 160/90 mm Hg - A nurse is assessing a client who is 1 week postop following a living donor kidney transplant. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing acute kidney rejection? "I will feel the urge to urinate following this procedure." - A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is preoperative prior to a TURP. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the info? Decreased urine output - A nurse is assessing a client who is postop following a TURP. After the nurse discontinues the client's urinary catheter, which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? Change the client's position - A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis. The nurse notes that the client's dialysate is less than the input, and his abdomen is distended. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? "You will need to be on bed rest following the procedure." - A nurse is teaching a client who is preoperative for a renal biopsy. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?