Renal NCLEX Questions. Quiz Repository Interrogatives and Responses (Cutting-Edge Update)

The nurse is planning to teach the client about the signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection. The nurse should include: (Mark all that apply) A. dysuria. B. foul smelling cloudy urine. C. urgency. D. back pain. A. dysuria B. foul smelling cloudy urine C. urgency Rationale: Signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections include dysuria, frequency, urgency, foul odor, pyuria, hematuria and pain in the suprapubic area. A male client is complaining of urinary frequency, dysuria, pain, fever and chills for the third time in 9 months. The nurse should expect which diagnostic test to be ordered since this is the third infection in 9 months? A. Urinalysis B. X-ray of kidneys, ureter and bladder C. Intravenous pyelography D. Computed tomography of the abdomen C. Intravenous pyelography Rationale: An intravenous pyelograph evaluates the structure and excretory function of the kidneys, ureter and bladder for abnornalies such as vesicoureteral refex in people who