URINARY TRACT INFECTION EXAM 1 STUDY STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. The nurse is caring for a client being treated for urosepsis. The client's medication
regimen includes phenazopyridine. What outcome best indicates a therapeutic effect of this
medication? Correct response: The client reports an absence of urinary burning and pain.
Answer:
The client reports an absence of urinary burning and pain.
Question:
2. Which client would the nurse consider having the highest risk for developing a urinary
tract infection? Correct response: Client with obstructed urinary outflow from a kidney stone
Answer:
Question:
3. A nurse is caring for a patient who has a urinary diversion (urostomy ) after cystectomy
(removal of bladder) to teat bladder cancer. What interventions are indicated for this patient
Answer:
+ measuring the patients fluid intake and output + emptying the appliance frequently +
monitoring the return of intestinal function and peristalsis
Question:
4. A nurse caring for a patient who just began hemodialysis assesses the patient's AV fistula.
Nursing documentation includes: "5/10/25 0930 AV fistula in the right forearm negative for
thrill and bruit. Patient denies pain and tenderness." Which finding is essential for the nurse
report to the health care provider?
Answer:
Thrill and bruit are absent.Thrill and bruit are absent.
Question:
5. Which technique for urine collection by the graduate nurse are performed incorrectly,
requiring the proctor to intervene
Answer:
+ catheterizing a patient to collect a sterile urine sample for routine urinalysis +collecting a clean
catch urine specimen in the morning and storing it at room temp until afternoon pick up +
collecting a sterile urine specimen from the collection bag of a patient's indwelling catheter
Question:
6. A nurse is caring for older adults in an extended care facility performs regular
assessments of the patients urinary functioning. Which patients would the nurse identify as
at risk for urinary retention
Answer:
, +ace + patient who is diagnosed with enlarged prostate + patient who is dx with vaginal
prolapse + patient who is taking antihistamines to treat allergies
Question:
7. A nurse in he gynecology clinic is preparing an educational brochure to teach patients
how to prevent UTI. Which teaching points would the nurse include
Answer:
+ wear underwear with a cotton crotch + Drink 6-8ox glasses of liquid per day intercourse +
after defecation, dry the perineal area from the front to the back.
Question:
8. A patient who has pneumonia has had a fever for 3 days. What characteristics would the
nurse anticipate related to the patients urine output
Answer:
decreased amount and highly concentrated
Question:
9. The health care provider has ordered an indwelling catheter to be inserted to relieve
urinary retention in a male patient with prostate enlargement. What consideration will the
nurse keep in mind when performing this procedure
Answer:
+The male urethra is more vulnerable to injury during insertion
Question:
10. A nurse is caring for a patient with an enlarged prostate who has had an indwelling
catheter for several weeks. A prescription for continuous bladder irrigation CBI is written
after the patient developed hematuria post cystoscopy. The nurse teachers the patient the
purpose of a CI is to prevent what situation
Answer:
+ blood clots that could block the catheter
Question:
11. A nurse is changing the stoma appliance on patients ileal conduit. Which finding requires
the nurse to follow up with provider
Answer:
+ stoma is purple black color
Question:
12. a postoperative patient is having difficulty voiding and reports suprapubic pressure.
What action can the nurse take to promote voiding
Answer:
+ assessing bladder residual using the bladder scanner
Question:
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. The nurse is caring for a client being treated for urosepsis. The client's medication
regimen includes phenazopyridine. What outcome best indicates a therapeutic effect of this
medication? Correct response: The client reports an absence of urinary burning and pain.
Answer:
The client reports an absence of urinary burning and pain.
Question:
2. Which client would the nurse consider having the highest risk for developing a urinary
tract infection? Correct response: Client with obstructed urinary outflow from a kidney stone
Answer:
Question:
3. A nurse is caring for a patient who has a urinary diversion (urostomy ) after cystectomy
(removal of bladder) to teat bladder cancer. What interventions are indicated for this patient
Answer:
+ measuring the patients fluid intake and output + emptying the appliance frequently +
monitoring the return of intestinal function and peristalsis
Question:
4. A nurse caring for a patient who just began hemodialysis assesses the patient's AV fistula.
Nursing documentation includes: "5/10/25 0930 AV fistula in the right forearm negative for
thrill and bruit. Patient denies pain and tenderness." Which finding is essential for the nurse
report to the health care provider?
Answer:
Thrill and bruit are absent.Thrill and bruit are absent.
Question:
5. Which technique for urine collection by the graduate nurse are performed incorrectly,
requiring the proctor to intervene
Answer:
+ catheterizing a patient to collect a sterile urine sample for routine urinalysis +collecting a clean
catch urine specimen in the morning and storing it at room temp until afternoon pick up +
collecting a sterile urine specimen from the collection bag of a patient's indwelling catheter
Question:
6. A nurse is caring for older adults in an extended care facility performs regular
assessments of the patients urinary functioning. Which patients would the nurse identify as
at risk for urinary retention
Answer:
, +ace + patient who is diagnosed with enlarged prostate + patient who is dx with vaginal
prolapse + patient who is taking antihistamines to treat allergies
Question:
7. A nurse in he gynecology clinic is preparing an educational brochure to teach patients
how to prevent UTI. Which teaching points would the nurse include
Answer:
+ wear underwear with a cotton crotch + Drink 6-8ox glasses of liquid per day intercourse +
after defecation, dry the perineal area from the front to the back.
Question:
8. A patient who has pneumonia has had a fever for 3 days. What characteristics would the
nurse anticipate related to the patients urine output
Answer:
decreased amount and highly concentrated
Question:
9. The health care provider has ordered an indwelling catheter to be inserted to relieve
urinary retention in a male patient with prostate enlargement. What consideration will the
nurse keep in mind when performing this procedure
Answer:
+The male urethra is more vulnerable to injury during insertion
Question:
10. A nurse is caring for a patient with an enlarged prostate who has had an indwelling
catheter for several weeks. A prescription for continuous bladder irrigation CBI is written
after the patient developed hematuria post cystoscopy. The nurse teachers the patient the
purpose of a CI is to prevent what situation
Answer:
+ blood clots that could block the catheter
Question:
11. A nurse is changing the stoma appliance on patients ileal conduit. Which finding requires
the nurse to follow up with provider
Answer:
+ stoma is purple black color
Question:
12. a postoperative patient is having difficulty voiding and reports suprapubic pressure.
What action can the nurse take to promote voiding
Answer:
+ assessing bladder residual using the bladder scanner
Question:
