Latest 2026 Updated Questions and Verified 100% Solutions
(2026/2027) Grade: A+|Status: Guaranteed Pass: Introduction
to the Urinary System / Caring for Clients with Disorders of the
Kidneys and Ureters / Bladder and Urethra
The nurse is providing care to a client who has had a renal biopsy. The nurse would need to be
alert for signs and symptoms of which of the following?
a) Dehydration
b) Allergic reaction
c) Infection
d) Bleeding - Answers -d) Bleeding
A nurse collecting data on a newly admitted client with diagnosis of bladder cancer. While
collecting data on this client the nurse would most likely expect to note?
A - urgency
B - frequency
C - hematuria
D - burning on urination - Answers -C- hematuria
Gross, painless hematuria is most frequently the first manifestation of bladder cancer. As the
disease progresses the client may experience burning, frequency, and urgency
A client newly diagnosed with chronic renal failure has recently begun hemodialysis. Knowing
that the client is at risk for disequilibrium syndrome, the nurse monitors the client during
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, dialysis for?
A- hypertension, tachycardia, & fever
B- hypotension, bradycardia & hypothermia
C- restlessness, irritability, and generalized weakness
D- headache, deteriorating level of consciousness and twitching - Answers -D - Disequilibrium
syndrome is characterized by headache, mental confusion, decreasing level of consciousness,
N/V. twitching, and possible seizures
A hemodialysis client with a left arm fistula is at risk for arterial steal syndrome. The nurse
monitors this client for which manifestation of this disorder?
A- warmth, redness & pain in left hand
B - aching pain, pallor, & edema of the left arm
C - edema & purpura of the left arm
D - pallor, diminished pulse & pain in the left hand - Answers -D - pallor & diminished pulse &
pain in left arm
Arterial steal syndrome results from vascular insufficiency after creation of a fistula. The client
exhibits pallor and diminished pulse distal to the fistula and complains of pain distal to the
fistula, which is caused by tissue ischemia. Warmth, redness and pain would more likely
characterize a problem with infection.
The nurse monitoring a client receiving peritoneal dialysis notes that the client's outflow is less
than the inflow. The nurse should take which actions? Select all that apply
A. contact the health care provider
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