NUR 3300 Final Exam Review Questions
With Correct Answers
What intervention is most appropriate for a patient with functional urinary
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incontinence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide normal fluid intake and establish
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a toilet schedule to help reduce episodes of incontinence
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When are indwelling catheters used? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Catheters are used
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as a last choice because of the potential for infection and body self-image issues.
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Functional Incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-urine loss caused by the
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inability to reach the toilet because of environmental barriers, physical
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limitations, loss of memory, or disorientation (but the patient does have bladder
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control)
The nurse notes that the patient's indwelling catheter bag has been empty for 4
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hours. What is the nurse's priority? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Check for kinks in
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the tubing because this prevents the flow of urine. There should be 30 mL of
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urine or more per hour despite the patient's intake.
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A nurse instructs an elderly patient to restrict fluid intake 2 hours before bedtime.
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Which complication is the nurse trying to reduce? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Nocturia
,How do we manage mild urinary retention? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Intermittent
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catheterization
How do we manage stress urinary incontinence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Teaching the patient pelvic muscle exercises
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How do we prevent urinary tract infections? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Instruct the
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patient to follow good perineal hygiene practices, promote adequate fluid intake,
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instruct the patient to void at regular intervals, emphasize wearing cotton
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underwear, promote complete emptying of bladder by double voiding
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Which components will be detected in a urine sample that indicates an infection?
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-leukocytes
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Which components will be detected in a urine sample that indicates neuropathy?
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-protein
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Which components will be detected in a urine sample that indicates diabetes
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mellitus? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-glucose
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Which components will be detected in a urine sample that indicates poorly
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controlled diabetes, starvation, and dehydration? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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ketones
The patient is incontinent, and a condom catheter is placed. What would be
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important for the nurse to assess? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-assess the patient for
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skin irritation
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,A nurse is assisting the health care provider assess a patient with altered urinary
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elimination. After assessing the patient, the health care provider suspects that
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the patient has an obstruction of the ureters. Which diagnostic test does the
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nurse expect the patient to undergo? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Axial computed
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tomographic scan |
What is an axial computed tomographic scan used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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used to identify anatomical abnormalities, renal tumors and cysts, calculi, and
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obstruction of the ureters | | |
Cystoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an invasive procedure used to detect bladder
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tumors and obstruction of the bladder outlet and urethra
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Abdominal Roentgenogram - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-commonly prescribed to
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detect and measure the size of urinary calculi
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Ultrasound Scan of the Urinary Bladder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-helps measure
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postvoid residual volume | |
UTI Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dysuria, urgency, frequency, and nocturia
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Renal Failure Urinary Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oliguria
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Patients receiving diuretic therapy and those with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
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may exhibit: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-polyuria
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, A nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. Which nursing action
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may increase the risk of a catheter-associated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Keeping the drainage bag above the level of the bladder causes urine to pool in
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the tubing and increases the risk of a catheter-associated UTI.
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While caring for a female patient with altered urinary elimination, the nurse
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instructs the patient to assume a squatting position when voiding. What is the
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reason behind this recommendation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To promote
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bladder emptying |
How do we promote normal micturition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Instruct
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patients to drink adequate amounts of fluids
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How do we assess the SEVERITY of a patient's urinary elimination problem? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ask the patient about the frequency of being awakened at
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night with the urge to void
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How do we assess the EFFECTS of a patient's urinary elimination problem? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ask whether the urinary problem interferes with the
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patient's usual activities | |
How do we assess the SIGNS and SYMPTOMS of a patient's urinary elimination
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problem? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ask whether the patient dribbles urine before
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voiding, after voiding, or at other times
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With Correct Answers
What intervention is most appropriate for a patient with functional urinary
| | | | | | | | | | |
incontinence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide normal fluid intake and establish
| | | | | | | | |
a toilet schedule to help reduce episodes of incontinence
| | | | | | | |
When are indwelling catheters used? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Catheters are used
| | | | | | | | | |
as a last choice because of the potential for infection and body self-image issues.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Functional Incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-urine loss caused by the
| | | | | | | | |
inability to reach the toilet because of environmental barriers, physical
| | | | | | | | | |
limitations, loss of memory, or disorientation (but the patient does have bladder
| | | | | | | | | | | |
control)
The nurse notes that the patient's indwelling catheter bag has been empty for 4
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
hours. What is the nurse's priority? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Check for kinks in
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the tubing because this prevents the flow of urine. There should be 30 mL of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
urine or more per hour despite the patient's intake.
| | | | | | | |
A nurse instructs an elderly patient to restrict fluid intake 2 hours before bedtime.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Which complication is the nurse trying to reduce? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
Nocturia
,How do we manage mild urinary retention? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Intermittent
| | | | | | | | | |
catheterization
How do we manage stress urinary incontinence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Teaching the patient pelvic muscle exercises
| | | | |
How do we prevent urinary tract infections? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Instruct the
| | | | | | | | | | |
patient to follow good perineal hygiene practices, promote adequate fluid intake,
| | | | | | | | | | |
instruct the patient to void at regular intervals, emphasize wearing cotton
| | | | | | | | | | |
underwear, promote complete emptying of bladder by double voiding
| | | | | | | |
Which components will be detected in a urine sample that indicates an infection?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-leukocytes
| | |
Which components will be detected in a urine sample that indicates neuropathy?
| | | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-protein
| | |
Which components will be detected in a urine sample that indicates diabetes
| | | | | | | | | | | |
mellitus? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-glucose
| | |
Which components will be detected in a urine sample that indicates poorly
| | | | | | | | | | | |
controlled diabetes, starvation, and dehydration? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | |
ketones
The patient is incontinent, and a condom catheter is placed. What would be
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
important for the nurse to assess? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-assess the patient for
| | | | | | | | | | | |
skin irritation
|
,A nurse is assisting the health care provider assess a patient with altered urinary
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
elimination. After assessing the patient, the health care provider suspects that
| | | | | | | | | | |
the patient has an obstruction of the ureters. Which diagnostic test does the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse expect the patient to undergo? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Axial computed
| | | | | | | | | |
tomographic scan |
What is an axial computed tomographic scan used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
used to identify anatomical abnormalities, renal tumors and cysts, calculi, and
| | | | | | | | | | |
obstruction of the ureters | | |
Cystoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an invasive procedure used to detect bladder
| | | | | | | | |
tumors and obstruction of the bladder outlet and urethra
| | | | | | | | |
Abdominal Roentgenogram - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-commonly prescribed to
| | | | | | |
detect and measure the size of urinary calculi
| | | | | | |
Ultrasound Scan of the Urinary Bladder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-helps measure
| | | | | | | | | |
postvoid residual volume | |
UTI Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dysuria, urgency, frequency, and nocturia
| | | | | | | |
Renal Failure Urinary Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oliguria
| | | | | |
Patients receiving diuretic therapy and those with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
| | | | | | | | | |
may exhibit: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-polyuria
| | | |
, A nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. Which nursing action
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
may increase the risk of a catheter-associated UTI? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Keeping the drainage bag above the level of the bladder causes urine to pool in
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the tubing and increases the risk of a catheter-associated UTI.
| | | | | | | | |
While caring for a female patient with altered urinary elimination, the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | |
instructs the patient to assume a squatting position when voiding. What is the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
reason behind this recommendation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To promote
| | | | | | | |
bladder emptying |
How do we promote normal micturition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Instruct
| | | | | | | | |
patients to drink adequate amounts of fluids
| | | | | |
How do we assess the SEVERITY of a patient's urinary elimination problem? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ask the patient about the frequency of being awakened at
| | | | | | | | | |
night with the urge to void
| | | | | |
How do we assess the EFFECTS of a patient's urinary elimination problem? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ask whether the urinary problem interferes with the
| | | | | | | | |
patient's usual activities | |
How do we assess the SIGNS and SYMPTOMS of a patient's urinary elimination
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
problem? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ask whether the patient dribbles urine before
| | | | | | | | | |
voiding, after voiding, or at other times
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