AH2 exam Study Set 2- Questions & ANSWERS
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has an indwelling catheter and subsequently
developed a UTI. The patient has been receiving antibiotics for several days, but
develops hypotension, a rapid pulse, and confusion. The nurse suspects urosepsis and
alerts the healthcare provider. Which diagnostic test is the provider most likely to order
to confirm urosepsis? - ✔✔Blood culture.
The nurse is teaching a woman how to prevent UTIs. What information does the nurse
include? - ✔✔Clean the perineal area from front to back.
The nurse is teaching a man about how to prevent UTIs. What information does the
nurse include? - ✔✔Gently wash the genital area before intercourse.
Patients who have central nervous system lesions from stroke, multiple sclerosis, or
parasacral spinal cord lesions may have which type of urinary incontinence? -
✔✔Detrusor hyperreflexia.
A patient reports intense urgency, frequency, and bladder pain. Urinalysis results show
white blood cells and red blood cells and urine culture results are negative for infection.
How does the nurse interpret these findings? - ✔✔Interstitial cystitis.
A patient has been started on oxybutynin, Ditropan, for urinary incontinence. What is
the major action of this medication? - ✔✔Relaxes bladder muscles.
,A young female patient reports experiencing burning with urination what question does
the nurse ask to differentiate between a vaginal infection and a urinary infection? -
✔✔Have you noticed any vaginal discharge?
A patient reports symptoms indicating a UTI. Results from which diagnostic test will
verify a UTI? - ✔✔Urinalysis to test for leukocyte esterase and nitrate.
A patient is diagnosed with a fungal UTI. Which drug does the nurse anticipate the
patient will be treated with? - ✔✔Fluconazole-Diflucan.
the nurse is teaching a patient about self-care measures to prevent UTIs. Which daily
fluid intake does the nurse recommend to the patient to prevent a bladder infection? -
✔✔2 to 3 L of water.
The nursing student sees an order for a urinalysis for a patient with frequency, urgency,
and dysuria. In order to collect the specimen, what does the student do? -
✔✔Instruct the patient on how to collect a clean catch specimen.
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for an older adult patient with an
indwelling catheter. The urine culture is pending, but the urinalysis shows greater than
10 to the fifth colony forming units, and the differential WBC count shows a "left shift."
How does the nurse interpret these findings? - ✔✔urosepsis.
A patient has UTI symptoms but there are no bacteria in the urine. The healthcare
provider suspects interstitial cystitis. The nurse prepares patient teaching materials for
which diagnostic test? - ✔✔Cystoscopy.
Several patients at the clinic have just been diagnosed with UTIs. Which patients may
need longer antibiotic treatment, 7 to 21 days, or different agents than the typical first-
line medications? - ✔✔Diabetic patient.
,Immunosuppressed patient.
Pregnant patient.
The nurse is counseling a patient with recurrent symptomatic UTIs about dietary
therapy. What information does the nurse give to the patient? - ✔✔Drink 50 mL of
concentrated cranberry juice every day.
The patient received an antibiotic prescription several hours ago and has started the
medication, but requests "some relief from the burning." What comfort measures that
the nurse suggested the patient? - ✔✔Sit in a sitz bath and urinate into the warm
water.
A patient's recurrent cystitis appears to be related to sexual intercourse. The patient
seems uncomfortable talking about the situation. What communication technique does
the nurse use to assist the patient? - ✔✔Have a frank and sensitive discussion with
the patient.
The cystoscopy results for a patient include a small capacity bladder, the presence of
Hunner's ulcers, and small hemorrhages after bladder distention. How does the nurse
interpret this report? - ✔✔Interstitial cystitis.
A male college student comes to the clinic reporting burning or difficulty with urination
and a discharge from the urethral meatus. Based on the patient's chief complaint, what
is the most logical question for the nurse to ask about the patient's past medical
history? - ✔✔Could you have been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease?
The healthcare provider verbally informs the nurse that the patient needs a
fluorolquinolone antibiotic to treat a UTI. The pharmacy delivers gabapentin, Neurontin.
what should the nurse do first? - ✔✔Look at the written order to clarify the name of
the medication.
, The home health nurse reads in the patient's chart that the patient has asymptomatic
bacterial urinary tract infection. Which intervention will the nurse performed? -
✔✔Closely monitor for conditions that cause progression to acute infection.
Which group has the highest prevalence of urinary tract infections? - ✔✔Older
women.
Which patient has the highest risk for developing a complicated UTI? - ✔✔A 22-year-
old man who has a neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury.
The nurse is working in a long-term care facility. Which circumstance is cause for
greatest concern, because the facility has a large number of residents who are
developing UTIs? - ✔✔A large percentage of residents have indwelling urinary
catheters.
The nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. What intervention does the
nurse used to minimize catheter related infections? - ✔✔Assess the patient daily to
determine need for the catheter.
Which task related to care of patients who have indwelling catheters can be delegated
to unlicensed assistive personnel? - ✔✔Perform daily catheter care by washing the
perineum and proximal portion of the catheter with soap and water.
in which patient circumstance would the nurse question the order for the insertion of an
indwelling catheter? - ✔✔patient has functional incontinence related to Alzheimer's
disease.
For a patient who needs an indwelling catheter for at least two weeks, which
intervention would help reduce the bacterial colonization along the catheter? -
✔✔Consider the use of a coated catheter.
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has an indwelling catheter and subsequently
developed a UTI. The patient has been receiving antibiotics for several days, but
develops hypotension, a rapid pulse, and confusion. The nurse suspects urosepsis and
alerts the healthcare provider. Which diagnostic test is the provider most likely to order
to confirm urosepsis? - ✔✔Blood culture.
The nurse is teaching a woman how to prevent UTIs. What information does the nurse
include? - ✔✔Clean the perineal area from front to back.
The nurse is teaching a man about how to prevent UTIs. What information does the
nurse include? - ✔✔Gently wash the genital area before intercourse.
Patients who have central nervous system lesions from stroke, multiple sclerosis, or
parasacral spinal cord lesions may have which type of urinary incontinence? -
✔✔Detrusor hyperreflexia.
A patient reports intense urgency, frequency, and bladder pain. Urinalysis results show
white blood cells and red blood cells and urine culture results are negative for infection.
How does the nurse interpret these findings? - ✔✔Interstitial cystitis.
A patient has been started on oxybutynin, Ditropan, for urinary incontinence. What is
the major action of this medication? - ✔✔Relaxes bladder muscles.
,A young female patient reports experiencing burning with urination what question does
the nurse ask to differentiate between a vaginal infection and a urinary infection? -
✔✔Have you noticed any vaginal discharge?
A patient reports symptoms indicating a UTI. Results from which diagnostic test will
verify a UTI? - ✔✔Urinalysis to test for leukocyte esterase and nitrate.
A patient is diagnosed with a fungal UTI. Which drug does the nurse anticipate the
patient will be treated with? - ✔✔Fluconazole-Diflucan.
the nurse is teaching a patient about self-care measures to prevent UTIs. Which daily
fluid intake does the nurse recommend to the patient to prevent a bladder infection? -
✔✔2 to 3 L of water.
The nursing student sees an order for a urinalysis for a patient with frequency, urgency,
and dysuria. In order to collect the specimen, what does the student do? -
✔✔Instruct the patient on how to collect a clean catch specimen.
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for an older adult patient with an
indwelling catheter. The urine culture is pending, but the urinalysis shows greater than
10 to the fifth colony forming units, and the differential WBC count shows a "left shift."
How does the nurse interpret these findings? - ✔✔urosepsis.
A patient has UTI symptoms but there are no bacteria in the urine. The healthcare
provider suspects interstitial cystitis. The nurse prepares patient teaching materials for
which diagnostic test? - ✔✔Cystoscopy.
Several patients at the clinic have just been diagnosed with UTIs. Which patients may
need longer antibiotic treatment, 7 to 21 days, or different agents than the typical first-
line medications? - ✔✔Diabetic patient.
,Immunosuppressed patient.
Pregnant patient.
The nurse is counseling a patient with recurrent symptomatic UTIs about dietary
therapy. What information does the nurse give to the patient? - ✔✔Drink 50 mL of
concentrated cranberry juice every day.
The patient received an antibiotic prescription several hours ago and has started the
medication, but requests "some relief from the burning." What comfort measures that
the nurse suggested the patient? - ✔✔Sit in a sitz bath and urinate into the warm
water.
A patient's recurrent cystitis appears to be related to sexual intercourse. The patient
seems uncomfortable talking about the situation. What communication technique does
the nurse use to assist the patient? - ✔✔Have a frank and sensitive discussion with
the patient.
The cystoscopy results for a patient include a small capacity bladder, the presence of
Hunner's ulcers, and small hemorrhages after bladder distention. How does the nurse
interpret this report? - ✔✔Interstitial cystitis.
A male college student comes to the clinic reporting burning or difficulty with urination
and a discharge from the urethral meatus. Based on the patient's chief complaint, what
is the most logical question for the nurse to ask about the patient's past medical
history? - ✔✔Could you have been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease?
The healthcare provider verbally informs the nurse that the patient needs a
fluorolquinolone antibiotic to treat a UTI. The pharmacy delivers gabapentin, Neurontin.
what should the nurse do first? - ✔✔Look at the written order to clarify the name of
the medication.
, The home health nurse reads in the patient's chart that the patient has asymptomatic
bacterial urinary tract infection. Which intervention will the nurse performed? -
✔✔Closely monitor for conditions that cause progression to acute infection.
Which group has the highest prevalence of urinary tract infections? - ✔✔Older
women.
Which patient has the highest risk for developing a complicated UTI? - ✔✔A 22-year-
old man who has a neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury.
The nurse is working in a long-term care facility. Which circumstance is cause for
greatest concern, because the facility has a large number of residents who are
developing UTIs? - ✔✔A large percentage of residents have indwelling urinary
catheters.
The nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. What intervention does the
nurse used to minimize catheter related infections? - ✔✔Assess the patient daily to
determine need for the catheter.
Which task related to care of patients who have indwelling catheters can be delegated
to unlicensed assistive personnel? - ✔✔Perform daily catheter care by washing the
perineum and proximal portion of the catheter with soap and water.
in which patient circumstance would the nurse question the order for the insertion of an
indwelling catheter? - ✔✔patient has functional incontinence related to Alzheimer's
disease.
For a patient who needs an indwelling catheter for at least two weeks, which
intervention would help reduce the bacterial colonization along the catheter? -
✔✔Consider the use of a coated catheter.
