Exam 1: NU 155 / NU155 (Latest 2026 / 2027) Foundations of Nursing | 100% Correct Questions & Answers - Galen

Exam 1: NU 155 / NU155

Foundations of Nursing


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Question:
What is a normal range for hematocrit?
Answer:
35-50%




Question:
Normal range for phosphate?
Answer:
3.0-4.5 mg/dL

,Question:
Foods high in potassium include?
Answer:
Bananas, oranges, spinach, avocado, tomatoes




Question:
What hormone is released by the atria in response to high volume, also
tells the body to excrete sodium and water?
Answer:
ANP




Question:
What is the normal urine output?
Answer:
30 mL/hr

,Question:
What does nephrotoxic mean?
Answer:
toxic to kidneys




ANTI-INFECTIVES
• ACE INHIBITORS (CAPTOPRIL)
• ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS (CISPLATIN)
• IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS (CYCLOSPORINE)
• NSAIDS (SALICYLATES, IBUPROFEN, INDOMETHACIN)
• (ACETAMINOPHEN, FUROSEMIDE,
PHENAZOPYRIDINE HCL)


• CONTRAST MEDIA DYE (GASTROGRAFIN)
• ANESTHETICS (HALOTHANE)
• HEAVY METALS (LITHIUM, GOLD SALTS, LEAD)
• INDUSTRIAL (CARBON TETRACHLORIDE FOR CLEANING)
• ENVIRONMENTAL (PESTICIDES, SNAKE VENOM)

, Question:
Fever, Nausea & Vomiting, and Flank pain, chills, Fatigue, dysuria all are
s/s associated with?
Answer:
Acute Pyelonephritis




Question:
Stacy c/o fever often 103° F [39° C] or higher, chills, headache, malaise,
nausea and vomiting, and pain in the flank and radiating to the thigh and
genitalia. Stacy s/s correlates with?
Answer:
Acute pyelonephritis




Question:
What are the function of the kidneys?
Answer:
The kidneys eliminate metabolic wastes by filtration.


The kidneys regulate fluid volume by filtration, reabsorption, and excretion