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NURS 275 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
A 55 year old male patient is admitted with a massive GI bleed.
The patient is at risk for what type of acute kidney injury?
A. Post-renal
B. Intra-renal
C. Pre-renal
D. Intrinsic renal - ANSWER-C
Select all the patients below that are at risk for acute intra-renal
injury?
A. A 45 year old male with a renal calculus.
B. A 65 year old male with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
C. A 25 year old female receiving chemotherapy.
D. A 36 year old female with renal artery stenosis.
E. A 6 year old male with acute glomerulonephritis.
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F. An 87 year old male who is taking an aminoglycoside
medication for an infection. - ANSWER-C, E, F
A patient with acute kidney injury has the following labs: GFR 92
mL/min, BUN 17 mg/dL, potassium 4.9 mEq/L, and creatinine 1
mg/dL. The patient's 24 hour urinary output is 1.75 Liters. Based
on these findings, what stage of AKI is this patient in?
A. Initiation
B. Diuresis
C. Oliguric
D. Recovery - ANSWER-D
A 36 year old male patient is diagnosed with acute kidney injury.
The patient is voiding 4 L/day of urine. What complication can
arise based on the stage of AKI this patient is in? Select all that
apply:
A. Water intoxication
B. Hypotension
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C. Low urine specific gravity
D. Hypokalemia
E. Normal GFR - ANSWER-B, C, D
True or False: All patients with acute renal injury will progress
through the oliguric stage of AKI but not all patients will progress
through the diuresis stage. - ANSWER-B
Which patient below with acute kidney injury is in the oliguric
stage of AKI:
A. A 56 year old male who has metabolic acidosis, decreased
GFR, increased BUN/Creatinine, hyperkalemia, edema, and
urinary output 350 mL/day.
B. A 45 year old female with metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia,
normal GFR, increased BUN/creatinine, edema, and urinary
output 600 mL/day.
C. A 39 year old male with metabolic acidosis, hyperkalemia,
improving GFR, resolving edema, and urinary output 4 L/day.
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D. A 78 year old female with respiratory acidosis, increased GFR,
decreased BUN/creatinine, hypokalemia, and urinary output 550
mL/day. - ANSWER-A
You're developing a nursing care plan for a patient in the diuresis
stage of AKI. What nursing diagnosis would you include in the
care plan?
A. Excess fluid volume
B. Risk for electrolyte imbalance
C. Urinary retention
D. Acute pain - ANSWER-B
While educating a group of nursing students about the stages of
acute kidney injury, a student asks how 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
NURS 275 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
A 55 year old male patient is admitted with a massive GI bleed.
The patient is at risk for what type of acute kidney injury?
A. Post-renal
B. Intra-renal
C. Pre-renal
D. Intrinsic renal - ANSWER-C
Select all the patients below that are at risk for acute intra-renal
injury?
A. A 45 year old male with a renal calculus.
B. A 65 year old male with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
C. A 25 year old female receiving chemotherapy.
D. A 36 year old female with renal artery stenosis.
E. A 6 year old male with acute glomerulonephritis.
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F. An 87 year old male who is taking an aminoglycoside
medication for an infection. - ANSWER-C, E, F
A patient with acute kidney injury has the following labs: GFR 92
mL/min, BUN 17 mg/dL, potassium 4.9 mEq/L, and creatinine 1
mg/dL. The patient's 24 hour urinary output is 1.75 Liters. Based
on these findings, what stage of AKI is this patient in?
A. Initiation
B. Diuresis
C. Oliguric
D. Recovery - ANSWER-D
A 36 year old male patient is diagnosed with acute kidney injury.
The patient is voiding 4 L/day of urine. What complication can
arise based on the stage of AKI this patient is in? Select all that
apply:
A. Water intoxication
B. Hypotension
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C. Low urine specific gravity
D. Hypokalemia
E. Normal GFR - ANSWER-B, C, D
True or False: All patients with acute renal injury will progress
through the oliguric stage of AKI but not all patients will progress
through the diuresis stage. - ANSWER-B
Which patient below with acute kidney injury is in the oliguric
stage of AKI:
A. A 56 year old male who has metabolic acidosis, decreased
GFR, increased BUN/Creatinine, hyperkalemia, edema, and
urinary output 350 mL/day.
B. A 45 year old female with metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia,
normal GFR, increased BUN/creatinine, edema, and urinary
output 600 mL/day.
C. A 39 year old male with metabolic acidosis, hyperkalemia,
improving GFR, resolving edema, and urinary output 4 L/day.
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D. A 78 year old female with respiratory acidosis, increased GFR,
decreased BUN/creatinine, hypokalemia, and urinary output 550
mL/day. - ANSWER-A
You're developing a nursing care plan for a patient in the diuresis
stage of AKI. What nursing diagnosis would you include in the
care plan?
A. Excess fluid volume
B. Risk for electrolyte imbalance
C. Urinary retention
D. Acute pain - ANSWER-B
While educating a group of nursing students about the stages of
acute kidney injury, a student asks how 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
