NEPHRITIS PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The wwnurse wwis wwcaring wwfor wwa wwpatient wwdiagnosed wwwith wwnephritis.
Which wwintervention wwshould wwthe wwnurse wwimplement wwto wwhelp wwmaintain wwthe
wwpatient's wwfluid wwvolume wwbalance?
Offering wwfrequent wwmouth wwcare wwfor wwthe wwpatient
Encouraging wwfluid wwconsumption
Increasing wwprotein wwconsumption
Having wwthe wwfamily wwbring wwin wwfavorite wwfoods wwand wwdrinks wwfor wwthe wwpatient
ww- wwAnswer wwOffering wwfrequent wwmouth wwcare wwfor wwthe wwpatient
The wwpatient wwdiagnosed wwwith wwnephritis wwis wwmost wwlikely wwon wwfluid
wwrestriction. wwFrequent wwmouth wwcare wwshould wwbe wwoffered wwto wwrelieve wwthe
wwpatient's wwthirst. wwFluids wware wwlimited, wwnot wwencouraged. wwFamilies wwmay
wwbring wwin wwa wwpatient's wwfavorite wwfoods, wwbut wwthey wwshould wwunderstand wwthe
wwfluid wwrestriction.
The wwnurse wwis wwreviewing wwthe wwmedications wwof wwan ww89-year-old wwpatient
wwdiagnosed wwwith wwnephritis.
Which wwmedication wwclass wwshould wwthe wwnurse wwsuspect wwmight wwhave
wwcontributed wwto wwthe wwdevelopment wwof wwnephritis?
Beta wwblockers
Proton wwpump wwinhibitors
Serotonin wwreuptake wwinhibitors ww(SSRIs)
Insulin ww- wwAnswer wwProton wwpump wwinhibitors
Proton wwpump wwinhibitors wwand wwantibiotics wware wwtwo wwclasses wwof wwdrugs wwthat
wware wwknown wwto wwincrease wwthe wwrisk wwof wwacute wwinterstitial wwnephritis wwin
, wwolder wwadults. wwBeta wwblockers, wwSSRIs, wwand wwinsulin wware wwnot wwknown wwto
wwcause wwnephritis.
The wwnurse wwis wwcreating wwa wwplan wwof wwcare wwfor wwa wwpatient wwdiagnosed wwwith
wwnephritis.
Which wwnursing wwdiagnosis wwis wwappropriate wwfor wwthe wwnurse wwto wwassign?
Fluid wwVolume: wwDeficient, wwRisk wwfor
Overweight
Infection, wwRisk wwfor
Cardiac wwOutput, wwDecreased ww- wwAnswer wwInfection, wwRisk wwfor
Impaired wwrenal wwfunction wwputs wwthe wwpatient wwat wwrisk wwfor wwinfection.
wwImmunosuppressive wwdrugs wwmay wwmask wwthe wwpresence wwof wwinfection. wwThe
wwpatient wwwith wwnephritis wwcan wwhave wwexcess, wwnot wwdeficient, wwfluid wwvolume.
wwIn wwaddition, wwthe wwpatient wwwith wwnephritis wwmay wwbe wwunderweight, wwrather
wwthan wwoverweight, wwdue wwto wwdietary wwrestrictions wwnecessary wwto wwtreat wwthe
wwdisease. wwNephritis wwdoes wwnot wwcause wwdecreased wwcardiac wwoutput.
The wwnurse wwis wwcaring wwfor wwa wwpatient wwwho wwpresents wwwith wwa wwhypertensive
wwcrisis. wwThe wwhealthcare wwprovider wwsuspects wwthat wwthe wwpatient wwhas
wwnephritis.
Which wwfactor wwin wwthe wwpatient's wwhealth wwhistory wwshould wwthe wwnurse wwsuspect
wwas wwbeing wwrelated wwto wwthe wwpossible wwdiagnosis wwof wwnephritis?
Muscle wwwasting
Upper wwback wwand wwshoulder wwpain
Weight wwloss wwof ww10 wwpounds wwover wwthe wwlast ww2 wwmonths
History wwof wwa wwnonhealing wwskin wwinfection ww- wwAnswer wwHistory wwof wwa
wwnonhealing wwskin wwinfection
A wwpatient wwwith wwa wwhistory wwof wwa wwnonhealing wwskin wwinfection wwmay wwhave
wwa wwhistory wwof wwan wwinfection wwof wwStreptococcus, wwthe wwinfectious wwagent wwthat
wwcan wwcause wwnephritis. wwThe wwpatient wwwith wwnephritis wwwould wwhave wwa
wwhistory wwof wwweight wwgain, wwnot wwloss, wwdue wwto wwthe wwretention wwof wwsodium
wwand wwwater. wwThe wwpatient wwsuspected wwof wwhaving wwnephritis wwwould wwnot
wwhave wwmuscle wwwasting wwand wwwould wwcomplain wwof wwabdominal wwor wwflank
wwpain, wwnot wwupper wwback wwor wwshoulder wwpain.
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The wwnurse wwis wwcaring wwfor wwa wwpatient wwdiagnosed wwwith wwnephritis.
Which wwintervention wwshould wwthe wwnurse wwimplement wwto wwhelp wwmaintain wwthe
wwpatient's wwfluid wwvolume wwbalance?
Offering wwfrequent wwmouth wwcare wwfor wwthe wwpatient
Encouraging wwfluid wwconsumption
Increasing wwprotein wwconsumption
Having wwthe wwfamily wwbring wwin wwfavorite wwfoods wwand wwdrinks wwfor wwthe wwpatient
ww- wwAnswer wwOffering wwfrequent wwmouth wwcare wwfor wwthe wwpatient
The wwpatient wwdiagnosed wwwith wwnephritis wwis wwmost wwlikely wwon wwfluid
wwrestriction. wwFrequent wwmouth wwcare wwshould wwbe wwoffered wwto wwrelieve wwthe
wwpatient's wwthirst. wwFluids wware wwlimited, wwnot wwencouraged. wwFamilies wwmay
wwbring wwin wwa wwpatient's wwfavorite wwfoods, wwbut wwthey wwshould wwunderstand wwthe
wwfluid wwrestriction.
The wwnurse wwis wwreviewing wwthe wwmedications wwof wwan ww89-year-old wwpatient
wwdiagnosed wwwith wwnephritis.
Which wwmedication wwclass wwshould wwthe wwnurse wwsuspect wwmight wwhave
wwcontributed wwto wwthe wwdevelopment wwof wwnephritis?
Beta wwblockers
Proton wwpump wwinhibitors
Serotonin wwreuptake wwinhibitors ww(SSRIs)
Insulin ww- wwAnswer wwProton wwpump wwinhibitors
Proton wwpump wwinhibitors wwand wwantibiotics wware wwtwo wwclasses wwof wwdrugs wwthat
wware wwknown wwto wwincrease wwthe wwrisk wwof wwacute wwinterstitial wwnephritis wwin
, wwolder wwadults. wwBeta wwblockers, wwSSRIs, wwand wwinsulin wware wwnot wwknown wwto
wwcause wwnephritis.
The wwnurse wwis wwcreating wwa wwplan wwof wwcare wwfor wwa wwpatient wwdiagnosed wwwith
wwnephritis.
Which wwnursing wwdiagnosis wwis wwappropriate wwfor wwthe wwnurse wwto wwassign?
Fluid wwVolume: wwDeficient, wwRisk wwfor
Overweight
Infection, wwRisk wwfor
Cardiac wwOutput, wwDecreased ww- wwAnswer wwInfection, wwRisk wwfor
Impaired wwrenal wwfunction wwputs wwthe wwpatient wwat wwrisk wwfor wwinfection.
wwImmunosuppressive wwdrugs wwmay wwmask wwthe wwpresence wwof wwinfection. wwThe
wwpatient wwwith wwnephritis wwcan wwhave wwexcess, wwnot wwdeficient, wwfluid wwvolume.
wwIn wwaddition, wwthe wwpatient wwwith wwnephritis wwmay wwbe wwunderweight, wwrather
wwthan wwoverweight, wwdue wwto wwdietary wwrestrictions wwnecessary wwto wwtreat wwthe
wwdisease. wwNephritis wwdoes wwnot wwcause wwdecreased wwcardiac wwoutput.
The wwnurse wwis wwcaring wwfor wwa wwpatient wwwho wwpresents wwwith wwa wwhypertensive
wwcrisis. wwThe wwhealthcare wwprovider wwsuspects wwthat wwthe wwpatient wwhas
wwnephritis.
Which wwfactor wwin wwthe wwpatient's wwhealth wwhistory wwshould wwthe wwnurse wwsuspect
wwas wwbeing wwrelated wwto wwthe wwpossible wwdiagnosis wwof wwnephritis?
Muscle wwwasting
Upper wwback wwand wwshoulder wwpain
Weight wwloss wwof ww10 wwpounds wwover wwthe wwlast ww2 wwmonths
History wwof wwa wwnonhealing wwskin wwinfection ww- wwAnswer wwHistory wwof wwa
wwnonhealing wwskin wwinfection
A wwpatient wwwith wwa wwhistory wwof wwa wwnonhealing wwskin wwinfection wwmay wwhave
wwa wwhistory wwof wwan wwinfection wwof wwStreptococcus, wwthe wwinfectious wwagent wwthat
wwcan wwcause wwnephritis. wwThe wwpatient wwwith wwnephritis wwwould wwhave wwa
wwhistory wwof wwweight wwgain, wwnot wwloss, wwdue wwto wwthe wwretention wwof wwsodium
wwand wwwater. wwThe wwpatient wwsuspected wwof wwhaving wwnephritis wwwould wwnot
wwhave wwmuscle wwwasting wwand wwwould wwcomplain wwof wwabdominal wwor wwflank
wwpain, wwnot wwupper wwback wwor wwshoulder wwpain.
