RENAL AND URINARY DISORDERS: NCLEX-
STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS (2025–2026)
1. A nurse is collecting data regarding a client's renal
system. The nurse uses the landmark for locating
the kidneys, with is located between the lower
portion of the twelfth rib and the vertebral column.
The nurse correctly identifies this area as the
-Costovertebral angle
-Uretopelvic junction
-Renal pyramid
-Renal pelvis - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Costovertebra angle
2. A nursing supervisor overhears a newly licensed
nurse providing instructions to a female client on the
, proper steps to collect a midstream urine specimen.
Which of the following statements made by the
nurse requires the supervisor to intervene?
-"It will be easier for you to use your nondominant
hand to spread the labia"
-"Use the provided towlette to cleanse the area by
moving in a back and forth motion."
-"Start a flow of urine before passing the container
under the stream to collect the specimen."
-"Remove the specimen container before your
stream completely stops" - CORRECT ANSWERS-
"Use the provided towlette to cleanse the area by
moving in a back and forth motion"
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized
for acute renal failure and is on fluid restriction.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
-Provide fluids only with meals
-Exclude ice cream from the intake calculations
-Encourage spicy foods
-Provide a variety of fluids in small containers -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Provide a variety of fluids in
small containers
STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS (2025–2026)
1. A nurse is collecting data regarding a client's renal
system. The nurse uses the landmark for locating
the kidneys, with is located between the lower
portion of the twelfth rib and the vertebral column.
The nurse correctly identifies this area as the
-Costovertebral angle
-Uretopelvic junction
-Renal pyramid
-Renal pelvis - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Costovertebra angle
2. A nursing supervisor overhears a newly licensed
nurse providing instructions to a female client on the
, proper steps to collect a midstream urine specimen.
Which of the following statements made by the
nurse requires the supervisor to intervene?
-"It will be easier for you to use your nondominant
hand to spread the labia"
-"Use the provided towlette to cleanse the area by
moving in a back and forth motion."
-"Start a flow of urine before passing the container
under the stream to collect the specimen."
-"Remove the specimen container before your
stream completely stops" - CORRECT ANSWERS-
"Use the provided towlette to cleanse the area by
moving in a back and forth motion"
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized
for acute renal failure and is on fluid restriction.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
-Provide fluids only with meals
-Exclude ice cream from the intake calculations
-Encourage spicy foods
-Provide a variety of fluids in small containers -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Provide a variety of fluids in
small containers
