NUR 600 Final Exam Study Guide |
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LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
Signs and symptoms of renal calculi -CORRECTANSWER • Renal Colic (+ CVA
Tenderness), intense flank pain
• Severe pain (+/- Nausea and Vomiting)
• Hematuria, cloudy urine, painful urination
• Urinary retention
incontinence -CORRECTANSWER inability to control bladder and/or bowels
Types of incontinence -CORRECTANSWER 1. Stress
Loss of small amounts of urine from increased abdominal pressure without bladder
muscle contraction with laughing, sneezing, or lifting.
2. Urge
Inability to stop urine flow long enough to reach the bathroom due to an overactive
detrusor muscle with increased bladder pressure,
3. Overflow
,Urinary retention from bladder over-distention and frequent loss of small amounts of
urine due to obstruction of the urinary outlet or an impaired detrusor muscle.
4. Reflex
Involuntary loss of a moderate amount of urine usually without warning due to
hyperrflexia, of the detrusor muscle, usually from spinal cord dysfunction.
5. Functional
Loss of urine due to factors that interfere with responding to the need to urinate such as
cognitive, mobility, and environmental barriers.
6. Total
Unpredictable, involuntary loss of urine that generally does not respond to treatment,
Tests to diagnose incontinence -CORRECTANSWER Urinalysis, Bladder Diary, Post
void residual measurement, cystoscopy, Ultrasound
Treatment for incontinence -CORRECTANSWER -bladder training
-scheduled toileting
-fluid/diet management
-pelvic muscle exercises (stress and urge)
-pharmacological interventions
-surgery
, Patient education for incontinence -CORRECTANSWER Urinate only every 3 to 6 hours
to "re-train" your bladder.
Know that consumption of diuretics, antidepressants, antihistamines, and cough-cold
preparations exacerbates urinary incontinence.
Eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains daily to prevent constipation.
Stop smoking (nicotine irritates the bladder).
Patient education for urolethiasis -CORRECTANSWER Limit the amount of salt
(sodium) in your diet. Eat a balanced diet that is not too high in protein. Limit foods that
are high in a substance called oxalate, which can cause kidney stones. These foods
include dark green vegetables, rhubarb, chocolate, wheat bran, nuts, cranberries, and
beans.
Treatment for BPH -CORRECTANSWER TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate)
terazosin (Hytrin), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax), alfuzosin (Uroxatral), and
silodosin (Rapaflo).
Prostatic Urethral Lift or Water Vapor Therapy
Symptoms of erectile dysfunction -CORRECTANSWER being able to get an erection
sometimes, but not every time you want to have sex.
being able to get an erection, but not having it last long enough for sex.
being unable to get an erection at any time.
Graduate Nursing Review|| GRADED A+||
LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
Signs and symptoms of renal calculi -CORRECTANSWER • Renal Colic (+ CVA
Tenderness), intense flank pain
• Severe pain (+/- Nausea and Vomiting)
• Hematuria, cloudy urine, painful urination
• Urinary retention
incontinence -CORRECTANSWER inability to control bladder and/or bowels
Types of incontinence -CORRECTANSWER 1. Stress
Loss of small amounts of urine from increased abdominal pressure without bladder
muscle contraction with laughing, sneezing, or lifting.
2. Urge
Inability to stop urine flow long enough to reach the bathroom due to an overactive
detrusor muscle with increased bladder pressure,
3. Overflow
,Urinary retention from bladder over-distention and frequent loss of small amounts of
urine due to obstruction of the urinary outlet or an impaired detrusor muscle.
4. Reflex
Involuntary loss of a moderate amount of urine usually without warning due to
hyperrflexia, of the detrusor muscle, usually from spinal cord dysfunction.
5. Functional
Loss of urine due to factors that interfere with responding to the need to urinate such as
cognitive, mobility, and environmental barriers.
6. Total
Unpredictable, involuntary loss of urine that generally does not respond to treatment,
Tests to diagnose incontinence -CORRECTANSWER Urinalysis, Bladder Diary, Post
void residual measurement, cystoscopy, Ultrasound
Treatment for incontinence -CORRECTANSWER -bladder training
-scheduled toileting
-fluid/diet management
-pelvic muscle exercises (stress and urge)
-pharmacological interventions
-surgery
, Patient education for incontinence -CORRECTANSWER Urinate only every 3 to 6 hours
to "re-train" your bladder.
Know that consumption of diuretics, antidepressants, antihistamines, and cough-cold
preparations exacerbates urinary incontinence.
Eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains daily to prevent constipation.
Stop smoking (nicotine irritates the bladder).
Patient education for urolethiasis -CORRECTANSWER Limit the amount of salt
(sodium) in your diet. Eat a balanced diet that is not too high in protein. Limit foods that
are high in a substance called oxalate, which can cause kidney stones. These foods
include dark green vegetables, rhubarb, chocolate, wheat bran, nuts, cranberries, and
beans.
Treatment for BPH -CORRECTANSWER TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate)
terazosin (Hytrin), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin (Flomax), alfuzosin (Uroxatral), and
silodosin (Rapaflo).
Prostatic Urethral Lift or Water Vapor Therapy
Symptoms of erectile dysfunction -CORRECTANSWER being able to get an erection
sometimes, but not every time you want to have sex.
being able to get an erection, but not having it last long enough for sex.
being unable to get an erection at any time.
