RENAL ATI EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS

RENAL ATI EXAM RENAL ATI EXAM 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate. Upon detecting an output obstruction, which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Irrigate the catheter with normal saline b. Notify the provider c. Check the irrigation tubing for kinks d. Provide PRN pain medication 2. A nurse is providing instructions regarding reduced dietary intake of potassium for a client who has chronic kidney disease. Which of the following food selections is appropriate for the nurse to recommend to the client? a. 1 cup cubed cantaloupe b. 1 cup boiled spinach c. One baked potato d. One large apple 3. A nurse is caring for a client who has acute kidney injury. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse report to the provider? a. Serum potassium 5.0 mEq/L b. Serum calcium 9.0 mg/dL c. Serum creatinine 4.0 mg/dL d. Serum amylase 84 IU/L 4. A nurse is caring for a client immediately following a kidney transplant. The nurse should identify which of the following client findings as a possible indication of a delay in functioning of the transplanted kidney? a. Blood pressure 110/58 mm Hg b. Incisional tenderness c. Pink and bloody urine d. Urine output 30 mL/2hr 5. A nurse is assessing a client who has chronic kidney disease and has completed her third peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider? a. Greater outflow of dialysate than inflow b. Weight loss c. Cloudy dialysate effluent d. Report of pain during inflow 6. A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client who has severe chronic kidney disease (CKD). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect for this client? a. Tachypnea b. Hypotension c. Exophthalmos d. Insomnia 7. A nurse is planning care for a client who has acute glomerulonephritis. The nurse should plan to provide which of the following interventions? a. Weight the client daily b. Encourage the client to drink 2 to 3 L of fluid per day c. Instruct the client to ambulate every 2 hr d. Obtain the client serum blood glucose