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NURS 275 EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
long the oliguric stage lasts. You explain to the student this stage
can last?
A. 1-2 weeks
B. 1-3 days
C. Few hours to 2 weeks
D. 12 months - ANSWER-A
A patient with AKI has a urinary output of 350 mL/day. In addition,
morning labs showed an increased BUN and creatinine level
along with potassium level of 6 mEq/L. What type of diet ordered
by the physician is most appropriate for this patient?
A. Low-sodium, high-protein, and low-potassium
B. High-protein, low-potassium, and low-sodium
C. Low-protein, low-potassium, and low-sodium
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D. High-protein and high-potassium - ANSWER-C
Which patient will the nurse identify as at risk for acute kidney
injury? Select all that apply:
A. 68 yo male with DM
B. 16 yo male football player in preseason practice
C. 27 yo female recovering from shock following a car accident
D. 52 yo male with newly diagnosed hypertension
E. 30 yo female in intensive care receiving multiple IV antibiotics -
ANSWER-B, C, E
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client recovering
from kidney transplantation. Which client statement indicates
understanding?
A. "I can stop my medications when my kidney function returns to
normal"
B. "If my urine output decreases, I will increase my fluids"
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C. "The antirejection meds will be taken for life"
D. "I will drink 8 oz (236 mL) of water with my meds" - ANSWER-
C
A client with recently created vascular access for hemodialysis is
being discharged. Which discharge teaching will the nurse
include?
A. Do not allow BP to be taken in the affected arm
B. Elevate affected arm, allowing for total arm rest of the extremity
C. Assess for a bruit in the affected arm on a daily basis
D. Sleep on the affected side to protect access device -
ANSWER-A
Term for before the kidneys - ANSWER-Prerenal AKI
Term for after the kidneys - ANSWER-Postrenal AKI
Term for within the kidneys - ANSWER-Intrarenal AKI
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Group of antibiotics that cause intrarenal AKI - ANSWER-
Aminoglycosides
Primary cause of edema in AKI - ANSWER-Glomerulonephritis
(fluid leakage causes lower GFR, oliguria, edema, hypertension,
azotemia)
Cause of acute tubular necrosis - ANSWER-Ischemia
These two chronic diseases increase risk of CKD - ANSWER-
Diabetes, hypertension
Modifiable risk factors for CKD - ANSWER-Obesity,
cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled diabetes, smoking, exposure
to nephrotoxic meds
Nephrotoxic medications (Examples) - ANSWER-NSAIDS,
aminoglycosides, cephalosporins
NURS 275 EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
long the oliguric stage lasts. You explain to the student this stage
can last?
A. 1-2 weeks
B. 1-3 days
C. Few hours to 2 weeks
D. 12 months - ANSWER-A
A patient with AKI has a urinary output of 350 mL/day. In addition,
morning labs showed an increased BUN and creatinine level
along with potassium level of 6 mEq/L. What type of diet ordered
by the physician is most appropriate for this patient?
A. Low-sodium, high-protein, and low-potassium
B. High-protein, low-potassium, and low-sodium
C. Low-protein, low-potassium, and low-sodium
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D. High-protein and high-potassium - ANSWER-C
Which patient will the nurse identify as at risk for acute kidney
injury? Select all that apply:
A. 68 yo male with DM
B. 16 yo male football player in preseason practice
C. 27 yo female recovering from shock following a car accident
D. 52 yo male with newly diagnosed hypertension
E. 30 yo female in intensive care receiving multiple IV antibiotics -
ANSWER-B, C, E
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client recovering
from kidney transplantation. Which client statement indicates
understanding?
A. "I can stop my medications when my kidney function returns to
normal"
B. "If my urine output decreases, I will increase my fluids"
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C. "The antirejection meds will be taken for life"
D. "I will drink 8 oz (236 mL) of water with my meds" - ANSWER-
C
A client with recently created vascular access for hemodialysis is
being discharged. Which discharge teaching will the nurse
include?
A. Do not allow BP to be taken in the affected arm
B. Elevate affected arm, allowing for total arm rest of the extremity
C. Assess for a bruit in the affected arm on a daily basis
D. Sleep on the affected side to protect access device -
ANSWER-A
Term for before the kidneys - ANSWER-Prerenal AKI
Term for after the kidneys - ANSWER-Postrenal AKI
Term for within the kidneys - ANSWER-Intrarenal AKI
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Group of antibiotics that cause intrarenal AKI - ANSWER-
Aminoglycosides
Primary cause of edema in AKI - ANSWER-Glomerulonephritis
(fluid leakage causes lower GFR, oliguria, edema, hypertension,
azotemia)
Cause of acute tubular necrosis - ANSWER-Ischemia
These two chronic diseases increase risk of CKD - ANSWER-
Diabetes, hypertension
Modifiable risk factors for CKD - ANSWER-Obesity,
cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled diabetes, smoking, exposure
to nephrotoxic meds
Nephrotoxic medications (Examples) - ANSWER-NSAIDS,
aminoglycosides, cephalosporins
