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Which of the following causes the majority of UTI's in hospitalized patients? A. Lack of fluid intake B. Inadequate perineal care C. Invasive procedures D. Immunosuppression C. Invasive procedures. Rationale: Invasive procedures such as catheterization can introduce bacteria into the urinary tract. A lack of fluid intake could cause concentration of urine, but wouldn't necessarily cause infection. A patient with diabetes has had many renal calculi over the past 20 years and now has c...

A client has been admitted to the hospital for urinary tract infection an dehydration. The nurse determines that the client has received adequate volume replacement if the BUN drops to: 1. 3 mg/dL 2. 15 mg/dL 3. 29 mg/dL 4. 35 mg/dL 2. The normal blood urea nitrogen level is 8 to 25 mg/dL. Values such as those in options 3 and 4 reflect continued dehydration. Option 1 reflects a lower than normal value, which may occur with fluid volume overload, among other conditions. An adult client...

The nurse is assigned to care for a child who is suspected of having glomerulonephritis. The nurse reviews the child's record and notes that which findings are associated with the diagnosis of glomerulonephritis? Select all that apply. 1.Headache 2.Hypotension 3.Red-brown urine 4.Periorbital edema 5.Increased urine output 6.A low blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level 1.Headache 3.Red-brown urine 4.Periorbital edema Signs of glomerulonephritis include headache, abdominal or flank pain, gro...

1. Daily doubling of urine output (4 to 5 L/day) 2. Urine output less than 400 ml/day 3. Urine output less than 100 ml/day 4. Stabilization of renal function 28. Answer: 1. Daily doubling of urine output (4 to 5 L/day) Daily doubling of the urine output indicates that the nephrons are healing. This means the patient is passing into the second phase (dieresis) of acute renal failure. 41. Your patient returns from the operating room after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Which symptom is ...

The term advanced nursing practice (APN) includes nurses who are: Certified APRNs with a minimum of a master's degree How can the APN best influence development and passage of a specific health policy agenda? Determine the best fit between legislative agenda, supporting organizations, and health policy issue. Once a practice problem has been identified the next step would be to use the PICOT format to ask a question about the problem. PICOT stands for: P—population, I—intervention, ...

Postrenal Client with stones in the ureterClient with benign prostatic hypertrophy The nurse is caring for a client with acute kidney injury. The provider prescribes continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). What is the most common indication for using CRRT? cardiogenic shock What are intrarenal causes of acute kidney injury (AKI)? lacerated kidney chronic overuse of ibuprofen contrast medium acute glomerulonephritis The nurse frequently cares for clients at risk for acute renal ...

Signs and symptoms of acute renal failure include: A. bradycardia, with decreased respiration, low serum bicarbonate, and elevated pH. B. lethargy, tachypnea, and elevated serum bicarbonate. C. slowed respirations and low pH. D. tachypnea, low pH, and low serum bicarbonate. D. tachypnea, low pH, and low serum bicarbonate. Which of the following is a common complication of hemodialysis? A. ascities B. hypotension C. oliguria D. peritonitis B. hypotension A medication that has the dual...

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An 80 year old male patient with dementia requires LTC placement. To which funding agency does the patient apply, after "spending down" to qualify? A. Medicaid B. Medicare C. The American Association of Retired Persons D. The United States Social Security Administration A. Medicaid A 70-year-old patient with acute systolic heart failure denies any functional limitations, is able to walk five blocks before tiring, and is euvolemic. which medication is first-line therapy for this patien...

D (After a kidney transplant, rejection and failure can occur within 24 hours (hyperacute), within 3 to 14 days (acute), or after many years. A hyperacute rejection is caused by an immediate antibody-mediated reaction that leads to generalized glomerular capillary thrombosis and necrosis. The term "simple" is not used in the categorization of types of rejection of kidney transplants.) The client with polycystic kidney disease asks the nurse, "Will my kidneys ever function normally agai...