RN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL RENAL
AND URINARY ONLINE EXAM 3 CORE RENAL
AND URINARY SYSTEM DISORDERS REVIEW
2026
◉ A residual urine test is prescribed for a client with benign
prostatic hyperplasia. What should the nurse instruct the client to
do?
Void after a urinary catheter is removed.
Collect a specimen of urine during midstream.
Attempt to void when a urinary catheter is in place.
Empty the bladder before a urinary catheter is inserted.
Answer: Empty the bladder before a urinary catheter is inserted.
◉ A client's urine specific gravity is being measured. For which
condition should the nurse conduct a focused assessment when a
client's specific gravity is increased?
,Polyuria
Fluid overload
Low-grade fever
Diabetes insipidus
Answer: Low-grade fever
◉ A client who has had a continent urostomy created reports
postoperative pain. What should the nurse do first?
Tell the client to take deep breaths.
Measure the client's current vital signs.
Interview the client to gather more information.
Administer the prescribed analgesic to the client.
Answer: Interview the client to gather more information.
,◉ The nurse is performing an assessment of a female client's
reproductive system. Which action should the nurse take?
Maintain friendly demeanor with the client during assessment
Ask about sexual practices at the beginning of assessment
Ask about menstrual history at the beginning of assessment
Maintain gender-specific terms while questioning during
assessment
Answer: Ask about menstrual history at the beginning of assessment
◉ The registered nurse (RN) is teaching a nursing student about the
care given to a female client before a prostate antigen-specific test.
Which statement of the nursing student indicates a need for further
teaching?
"I will observe breast changes in the client."
"I will ask if the client is having her menstrual cycle."
"I will observe the venipuncture site for hematoma."
, "I will ask the client to have nothing by mouth (NPO)."
Answer: "I will ask the client to have nothing by mouth (NPO)."
◉ What is the concentration of estradiol in the blood during the
follicular phase of the menstrual cycle?
130 pg/mL
159 pg/mL
165 pg/mL
171 pg/mL
Answer: 130 pg/mL
◉ Which is a primary glomerular disease?
Diabetic glomerulopathy
Chronic glomerulonephritis
AND URINARY ONLINE EXAM 3 CORE RENAL
AND URINARY SYSTEM DISORDERS REVIEW
2026
◉ A residual urine test is prescribed for a client with benign
prostatic hyperplasia. What should the nurse instruct the client to
do?
Void after a urinary catheter is removed.
Collect a specimen of urine during midstream.
Attempt to void when a urinary catheter is in place.
Empty the bladder before a urinary catheter is inserted.
Answer: Empty the bladder before a urinary catheter is inserted.
◉ A client's urine specific gravity is being measured. For which
condition should the nurse conduct a focused assessment when a
client's specific gravity is increased?
,Polyuria
Fluid overload
Low-grade fever
Diabetes insipidus
Answer: Low-grade fever
◉ A client who has had a continent urostomy created reports
postoperative pain. What should the nurse do first?
Tell the client to take deep breaths.
Measure the client's current vital signs.
Interview the client to gather more information.
Administer the prescribed analgesic to the client.
Answer: Interview the client to gather more information.
,◉ The nurse is performing an assessment of a female client's
reproductive system. Which action should the nurse take?
Maintain friendly demeanor with the client during assessment
Ask about sexual practices at the beginning of assessment
Ask about menstrual history at the beginning of assessment
Maintain gender-specific terms while questioning during
assessment
Answer: Ask about menstrual history at the beginning of assessment
◉ The registered nurse (RN) is teaching a nursing student about the
care given to a female client before a prostate antigen-specific test.
Which statement of the nursing student indicates a need for further
teaching?
"I will observe breast changes in the client."
"I will ask if the client is having her menstrual cycle."
"I will observe the venipuncture site for hematoma."
, "I will ask the client to have nothing by mouth (NPO)."
Answer: "I will ask the client to have nothing by mouth (NPO)."
◉ What is the concentration of estradiol in the blood during the
follicular phase of the menstrual cycle?
130 pg/mL
159 pg/mL
165 pg/mL
171 pg/mL
Answer: 130 pg/mL
◉ Which is a primary glomerular disease?
Diabetic glomerulopathy
Chronic glomerulonephritis
