Renal NCLEX Exam Test Questions with 100% Verified Answers
1. A male client has a history of urinary tract infections Assist the client to
due to urinary retention. Which intervention should stand for voiding
the nurse implement to decrease the risk of infection?
2. The nurse is assisting a client who is new to a Lima Beans
low-potassium diet to select food items from the
menu. Which food item is lowest in potassium and
should be recommended to the client on this dietary
restriction?
3. A client diagnosed with chronic kidney disease is Ambulate in the
being treated at home with continuous ambulatory home
peritoneal dialysis. The client notes that there is a
decrease in the catheter outflow following the pre-
scribed 6-hour dwell time and calls the nurse to report
this occurrence. The nurse should reinforce instruct-
ing the client to take which action?
4. A client is diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, Sodium restriction
and the nurse provides information to the client about
the treatment plan. The nurse determines that the
client needs further teaching if the client states that
which component is part of the treatment plan?
5. The nurse is reinforcing dietary instructions to a client Spinach, milk and
with renal calculi who must learn to eat an alka- a banana
line-ash diet. The nurse determines that the client has
properly understood the information presented if the
client chooses which selection from a diet menu?
6. A client with chronic kidney disease has been on Aluminum intoxi-
dialysis for 3 years. The client is receiving the usual cation
combination of medications for the disease, including
aluminum hydroxide as a phosphate-binding agent.
The client now has mental cloudiness, dementia, and
complaints of bone pain. Which does this data indi-
cate?
7. Decongestants
, Renal NCLEX Exam Test Questions with 100% Verified Answers
A client who has a cold is seen in the emergency de-
partment with an inability to void. Because the client
has a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH),
the nurse questions the client about use of which
medication?
8. A client's kidneys are retaining greater amounts of Chloride and bi-
sodium. The nurse anticipates that the kidneys are carbonate
also retaining greater amounts of which other sub-
stances?
9. The nurse has a prescription to collect a 24-hour urine Asks the client
specimen from a client. The unlicensed assistive per- to void, save
sonnel (UAP) has been instructed on the collection the specimen, and
technique. Which action by the UAP demonstrates the note the start time
UAP needs further teaching?
10. Aluminum hydroxide is prescribed for the client with with meals
chronic kidney disease (CKD). When should the nurse
instruct the client to take this medication?
11. The nurse is assigned to care for a client who has just vomiting and
returned to the nursing unit after having hemodialysis headaches
for the first time. The nurse monitors the client care-
fully for which signs and symptoms of disequilibrium
syndrome?
12. The nurse notes that a client's urinalysis report con- Diabetes mellitus
tains a notation of positive red blood cells (RBCs). The
nurse interprets that this finding is unrelated to which
item that is part of the client's medical record?
13. The nurse is assigned to care for a client who has hourly urine output
returned to the nursing unit following a left nephrec-
tomy. The nurse places the highest priority on moni-
toring which data?
14. The nurse is preparing a client scheduled for an intra- ask about allergies
venous pyelogram (IVP). The nurse should take which to iodine or shell-
important action before the test? fish
, Renal NCLEX Exam Test Questions with 100% Verified Answers
15. A client arrives at the ambulatory care clinic with Blow or trauma to
low abdominal pain. A routine urine specimen reveals the bladder or ab-
hematuria. The client does not have a fever. The nurse domen
should next ask the client about a history of which
condition?
16. A long-term care nurse notes that a female client has Stress inconti-
leakage of urine when sneezing, coughing, or laugh- nence
ing. The nurse reports that this client has which type
of incontinence?
17. After a renal biopsy, the client complains of pain at Bleeding
the biopsy site, which radiates to the front of the
abdomen. Which would this indicate?
18. A client with acute glomerulonephritis had a urinaly- consistent with
sis sent to the laboratory. The report reveals that there glomerulonephri-
is hematuria and proteinuria in the urine. The nurse tis
interprets that these results are which?
19. The client with chronic kidney disease who is sched- on return from dial-
uled for hemodialysis this morning is due to receive ysis
a daily dose of enalapril (Vasotec). When should the
nurse plan to administer this medication?
20. The nurse has reinforced instructions to the client "Begin voiding and
with a cystocele about Kegel exercises. The nurse then stop the
determines that the client has not fully understood the stream, holding
directions if the client makes which statement? residual urine for
an hour."
21. The nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client increase intake of
with renal calculi, and the laboratory analysis has legumes in the diet
revealed that the calculus is composed of uric acid.
The nurse tells the client that it would be helpful to
make which dietary changes?
22. A client with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) un- Monitor pain and
dergoes a surgical procedure to create an arteriove- administer anal-
1. A male client has a history of urinary tract infections Assist the client to
due to urinary retention. Which intervention should stand for voiding
the nurse implement to decrease the risk of infection?
2. The nurse is assisting a client who is new to a Lima Beans
low-potassium diet to select food items from the
menu. Which food item is lowest in potassium and
should be recommended to the client on this dietary
restriction?
3. A client diagnosed with chronic kidney disease is Ambulate in the
being treated at home with continuous ambulatory home
peritoneal dialysis. The client notes that there is a
decrease in the catheter outflow following the pre-
scribed 6-hour dwell time and calls the nurse to report
this occurrence. The nurse should reinforce instruct-
ing the client to take which action?
4. A client is diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, Sodium restriction
and the nurse provides information to the client about
the treatment plan. The nurse determines that the
client needs further teaching if the client states that
which component is part of the treatment plan?
5. The nurse is reinforcing dietary instructions to a client Spinach, milk and
with renal calculi who must learn to eat an alka- a banana
line-ash diet. The nurse determines that the client has
properly understood the information presented if the
client chooses which selection from a diet menu?
6. A client with chronic kidney disease has been on Aluminum intoxi-
dialysis for 3 years. The client is receiving the usual cation
combination of medications for the disease, including
aluminum hydroxide as a phosphate-binding agent.
The client now has mental cloudiness, dementia, and
complaints of bone pain. Which does this data indi-
cate?
7. Decongestants
, Renal NCLEX Exam Test Questions with 100% Verified Answers
A client who has a cold is seen in the emergency de-
partment with an inability to void. Because the client
has a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH),
the nurse questions the client about use of which
medication?
8. A client's kidneys are retaining greater amounts of Chloride and bi-
sodium. The nurse anticipates that the kidneys are carbonate
also retaining greater amounts of which other sub-
stances?
9. The nurse has a prescription to collect a 24-hour urine Asks the client
specimen from a client. The unlicensed assistive per- to void, save
sonnel (UAP) has been instructed on the collection the specimen, and
technique. Which action by the UAP demonstrates the note the start time
UAP needs further teaching?
10. Aluminum hydroxide is prescribed for the client with with meals
chronic kidney disease (CKD). When should the nurse
instruct the client to take this medication?
11. The nurse is assigned to care for a client who has just vomiting and
returned to the nursing unit after having hemodialysis headaches
for the first time. The nurse monitors the client care-
fully for which signs and symptoms of disequilibrium
syndrome?
12. The nurse notes that a client's urinalysis report con- Diabetes mellitus
tains a notation of positive red blood cells (RBCs). The
nurse interprets that this finding is unrelated to which
item that is part of the client's medical record?
13. The nurse is assigned to care for a client who has hourly urine output
returned to the nursing unit following a left nephrec-
tomy. The nurse places the highest priority on moni-
toring which data?
14. The nurse is preparing a client scheduled for an intra- ask about allergies
venous pyelogram (IVP). The nurse should take which to iodine or shell-
important action before the test? fish
, Renal NCLEX Exam Test Questions with 100% Verified Answers
15. A client arrives at the ambulatory care clinic with Blow or trauma to
low abdominal pain. A routine urine specimen reveals the bladder or ab-
hematuria. The client does not have a fever. The nurse domen
should next ask the client about a history of which
condition?
16. A long-term care nurse notes that a female client has Stress inconti-
leakage of urine when sneezing, coughing, or laugh- nence
ing. The nurse reports that this client has which type
of incontinence?
17. After a renal biopsy, the client complains of pain at Bleeding
the biopsy site, which radiates to the front of the
abdomen. Which would this indicate?
18. A client with acute glomerulonephritis had a urinaly- consistent with
sis sent to the laboratory. The report reveals that there glomerulonephri-
is hematuria and proteinuria in the urine. The nurse tis
interprets that these results are which?
19. The client with chronic kidney disease who is sched- on return from dial-
uled for hemodialysis this morning is due to receive ysis
a daily dose of enalapril (Vasotec). When should the
nurse plan to administer this medication?
20. The nurse has reinforced instructions to the client "Begin voiding and
with a cystocele about Kegel exercises. The nurse then stop the
determines that the client has not fully understood the stream, holding
directions if the client makes which statement? residual urine for
an hour."
21. The nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client increase intake of
with renal calculi, and the laboratory analysis has legumes in the diet
revealed that the calculus is composed of uric acid.
The nurse tells the client that it would be helpful to
make which dietary changes?
22. A client with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) un- Monitor pain and
dergoes a surgical procedure to create an arteriove- administer anal-
