NURS 3234: Elimination 2025/2026 Exam
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What is the primary function of the urinary tract/ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To
eliminate waste and excess fluid from the body in the form of urine
-Regulates levels of electrolytes, produces hormones for BP, develops
RBC, and helps to keep bones strong
What does the urinary system contain? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Kidneys, ureters,
bladder, and urethra
How many quarts of blood do the kidneys fill up? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1250-
150 quarts
-1-2 quarts of urine
How is urine transported to the bladder? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔By ureters, or
thin tubes of muscle
,How many cups of urine can a bladder hold up to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2 cups
What is a key indictor of fluid volume status and perfusion?
-"6th vital sign" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Urine output
-Adults' expected urinary output is approximately 0/5 mL/kg/hr (30 ml/hr)
Antidiuretics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Minimize fluid loss by preventing urine
production in the kidneys
Diuretics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase urination by increasing urine production
in the kidneys
Why does everyone need to have a fully functional urinary and GI tract? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔To maintain the proper elimination of bodily waste and to
remain healthy
What are the four types or urinary incontinence? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Urgency, stress, function, and overflow incontinencde
What are the three sets of muscles to prevent unwanted urination? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔-The urethra
-The bladder neck which is composed of the internal sphincter
, -The pelvic floor
Stress incontinence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Coughing, sneezing, laughing or
physical activity that increases pressure on the bladder
Urge incontinence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Strong urge to urinate, but leaking
occurs before getting to the toilet
Reflex incontinence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Urinary leakage as a result of nerve
damage
Overflow incontinence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Incomplete bladder emptying
which results in the bladder overfilling when full
Functional incontine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Physical inability to reach the toilet
and go f
When does urinary retention occur? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When the bladder is
not able to fully empty
What are some symptoms of urinary retention? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Inability
to urinate abdominal distention, urinary frequency, urinary hesitancy, weak
or slow
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Questions and Correct Answers | New
Update
What is the primary function of the urinary tract/ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To
eliminate waste and excess fluid from the body in the form of urine
-Regulates levels of electrolytes, produces hormones for BP, develops
RBC, and helps to keep bones strong
What does the urinary system contain? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Kidneys, ureters,
bladder, and urethra
How many quarts of blood do the kidneys fill up? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1250-
150 quarts
-1-2 quarts of urine
How is urine transported to the bladder? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔By ureters, or
thin tubes of muscle
,How many cups of urine can a bladder hold up to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2 cups
What is a key indictor of fluid volume status and perfusion?
-"6th vital sign" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Urine output
-Adults' expected urinary output is approximately 0/5 mL/kg/hr (30 ml/hr)
Antidiuretics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Minimize fluid loss by preventing urine
production in the kidneys
Diuretics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase urination by increasing urine production
in the kidneys
Why does everyone need to have a fully functional urinary and GI tract? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔To maintain the proper elimination of bodily waste and to
remain healthy
What are the four types or urinary incontinence? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
Urgency, stress, function, and overflow incontinencde
What are the three sets of muscles to prevent unwanted urination? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔-The urethra
-The bladder neck which is composed of the internal sphincter
, -The pelvic floor
Stress incontinence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Coughing, sneezing, laughing or
physical activity that increases pressure on the bladder
Urge incontinence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Strong urge to urinate, but leaking
occurs before getting to the toilet
Reflex incontinence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Urinary leakage as a result of nerve
damage
Overflow incontinence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Incomplete bladder emptying
which results in the bladder overfilling when full
Functional incontine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Physical inability to reach the toilet
and go f
When does urinary retention occur? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When the bladder is
not able to fully empty
What are some symptoms of urinary retention? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Inability
to urinate abdominal distention, urinary frequency, urinary hesitancy, weak
or slow
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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