Quiz #6 - Renal System Catheterization
(NSG-3230) 2025/2026 Exam Questions
and Corresponding Answers with Surety
of 100% Pass Mark
A nurse is reviewing the results of renal function testing in a patient with
renal calculi. Which finding indicates to the nurse that the patient's blood
urea nitrogen (BUN) level is within the normal range?
a) 2 mg/dl
b) 25 mg/dl
c) 35 mg/dl
d) 18 mg/dl - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d (5-20 mg/dl or 3.6-7.1 mmol/L)
A nurse has administered a dose of furosemide (lasix) to a patient with
diminished urine output. The nurse expects the urine output to increase
once the medication has had time to exert an effect on the:
a) Distal tubule
b) Collecting duct
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, c) Loop on Henle
d) Proximal tubule - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c
_______ refers to a medication that works by inducing excretion of sodium,
potassium, and chloride in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle (doesn't
exert on the areas identified in the other options). - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Furosemide
A nurse notes documentation in a patient's medical record indicating that
the patient is experiencing oliguria. On the basis of this notation, the nurse
determines that the patient:
a) Has diminished capacity to form urine
b) Is voiding large amounts of urine
c) Has difficulty with leakage of urine
d) Is unable to produce urine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a (oliguria is most often the
result of a decrease in renal perfusion)
A nurse notes documentation in a patient's medical record indicating that
the patient is experiencing anuria. On the basis of this notation, the nurse
determines that the patient:
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(NSG-3230) 2025/2026 Exam Questions
and Corresponding Answers with Surety
of 100% Pass Mark
A nurse is reviewing the results of renal function testing in a patient with
renal calculi. Which finding indicates to the nurse that the patient's blood
urea nitrogen (BUN) level is within the normal range?
a) 2 mg/dl
b) 25 mg/dl
c) 35 mg/dl
d) 18 mg/dl - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d (5-20 mg/dl or 3.6-7.1 mmol/L)
A nurse has administered a dose of furosemide (lasix) to a patient with
diminished urine output. The nurse expects the urine output to increase
once the medication has had time to exert an effect on the:
a) Distal tubule
b) Collecting duct
1
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, c) Loop on Henle
d) Proximal tubule - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c
_______ refers to a medication that works by inducing excretion of sodium,
potassium, and chloride in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle (doesn't
exert on the areas identified in the other options). - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Furosemide
A nurse notes documentation in a patient's medical record indicating that
the patient is experiencing oliguria. On the basis of this notation, the nurse
determines that the patient:
a) Has diminished capacity to form urine
b) Is voiding large amounts of urine
c) Has difficulty with leakage of urine
d) Is unable to produce urine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a (oliguria is most often the
result of a decrease in renal perfusion)
A nurse notes documentation in a patient's medical record indicating that
the patient is experiencing anuria. On the basis of this notation, the nurse
determines that the patient:
2
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