NCA Test #5 Questions and Correct
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Urinary Tract Infection - Assessment
Ans: Fever
Chills
Dysuria
Hematuria (visible or detected only by urine analysis)
Cloudy, foul-smelling urine
Atypical presentation in elderly: afebrile, absence of dysuria,
**loss of appetite, altered mental status**
prevention of UTIs
Ans: Empty bladder before and after sexual intercourse
Empty the bladder about every 3-4 hours during the day
Avoid bubble baths, powders, and sprays in the perineal area
true about glomerulonephritis
Ans: Glomerulonephritis may be triggered by illicit drug use
Hypertension may be a symptom of glomerulonephritis
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nutritional therapy for the prevention of kidney stones For stones
made of [Oxalate]
Ans: void dark roughage, nuts, and chocolate
teaching nutritional therapy for the prevention of kidney stones with
stones made of [Calcium]
Ans: void foods like milk, cheese, and fish with fine bones
teaching nutritional therapy for the prevention of kidney stones with
patients who have a [Purine] stone
Ans: avoid sardines, mussels, venison and meat soups
which assessment findings requires intervention or a patient who is 3
days post op from an ileal conduit surgery
Ans: The urine is bright red
symptoms would the nurse expect to see in a patient experiencing
pyelonephritis
Ans: Flank pain,
Nausea and vomiting,
Fever and chills,
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Malaise
NOT renal colic
Which statement indicated further teach for a client with recurrent
kidney stones who is being discharged following a lithotripsy
Ans: I should increase my calcium intake
The nurse is caring for an 87 year old resident in a nursing home. Which
of the following symptoms require immediate intervention?
Ans: loss of appetite and acute altered mental status
site of pain based on where the kidney stone located
Ans: ureterovesicle junction
is higher than
calyx or ureteropelvic junction
nursing intervention is most appropriate for managing urinary
retention in a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Ans: Administer alpha-adrenergic blocker therapy such as
terazosin
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