NR 507 MIDTERM EXAM | NR507 MIDTERM EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025 FOR SELF
ASSESSMENT RATED A+
A 25 year old female is diagnosed with urinary tract obstruction. while planning care, the nurse
realizes that the patient is expected to have hydronephrosis and a decreased glomerular
filtration rate caused by ?
Dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces proximal to a blockage
A 27 year old male has a severe kidney obstruction leading to removal of the affected kidney.
Which of the following would the nurse expect to occur?
Compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining kidney
A 55 year old male presents reporting urinary retention. Tests reveal that he has a lower urinary
tract obstruction. Which of the following is of most concern to the nurse?
Formation of renal calculi
When a patient asks what the most common type of renal stones is composed of, how should
the nurse respond? The most common type of renal stone is composed of?
Calcium
While planning care for a patient with renal calculi, the nurse remembers the most important
factor in renal calculus formation is
Urine pH
A 24 year old female is diagnosed with renal calculus that is causing obstruction. Which of the
following symptoms would she most likely experience
Flank pain
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,A 25 year old female presents with burning urination. She was diagnosed with a urinary tract
infection. When the nurse checks the culture results, which of the following organisms is most
likely infecting her urinary tract
Escherichia coli
A 75 year old male reports to his primary care provider loss of urine with cough, sneezing, or
laughing. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis the nurse will observe on the chart
stress incontinence
A nurse assesses a patient with a complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) for
Other health problems
A 28 year old female presents with fever, chills, and flank pain. She is diagnosed with
pyelonephritis. A nurse recalls the patient's infection is located in the
Renal pelvis
A 28 year old female presents with fever, chills, and flank pain. She is diagnosed with
pyelonephritis. A nurse recalls the patient's infection is located in the
Urinary tract obstruction
A 29 year old female presents with cloudy urine, flank pain, hematuria, and fever. which of the
following does the nurse suspect the patient is most likely experiencing?
Acute cystitis
A 15 year old male was diagnosed with pharyngitis. Eight days later he developed acute
glomerulonephritis. While reviewing the culture results, which of the following is the most likely
cause of this disease
Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus
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, When a nurse observes post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis as a diagnosis on a patient,
which principle will the nurse remember? Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is
primarily caused by
Antigen-antibody complex deposition in the glomerular capillaries and inflammatory damage
A 30 year old male is demonstrating hematuria with red blood cell casts and proteinuria
exceeding 3 to 5 g/day, with albumin being the major protein. The most probable diagnosis the
nurse will see documented on the chart is
Acute glomerulonephritis
A 45 year old male presents with oliguria. He is diagnosed with chronic glomerulonephritis. The
nurse knows oliguria is related to
Thickening of the glomerular membrane and decreased renal blood flow
A 42 year old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident during which he loses a lot of blood.
the nurse realizes he is in acute renal failure caused by
Inadequate renal blood flow
A 56 year old male presents with flank pain and polyuria. Tests reveal that he has an enlarged
prostate. Which of the following types of renal failure should the nurse monitor for as it is the
most likely to occur
Postrenal
A 60 year old male is diagnosed with renal failure. while the nurse is reviewing lab results,
which of the following lab values would be most consistent with this diagnosis
Elevated plasma creatinine level
A 45 year old female presents with hypertension, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, and anemia.
She is diagnosed with chronic renal failure. When the patient asks what caused this anemia,
how should the nurse respond? Your anemia is caused by
Inadequate production of erythropoietin
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025 FOR SELF
ASSESSMENT RATED A+
A 25 year old female is diagnosed with urinary tract obstruction. while planning care, the nurse
realizes that the patient is expected to have hydronephrosis and a decreased glomerular
filtration rate caused by ?
Dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces proximal to a blockage
A 27 year old male has a severe kidney obstruction leading to removal of the affected kidney.
Which of the following would the nurse expect to occur?
Compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining kidney
A 55 year old male presents reporting urinary retention. Tests reveal that he has a lower urinary
tract obstruction. Which of the following is of most concern to the nurse?
Formation of renal calculi
When a patient asks what the most common type of renal stones is composed of, how should
the nurse respond? The most common type of renal stone is composed of?
Calcium
While planning care for a patient with renal calculi, the nurse remembers the most important
factor in renal calculus formation is
Urine pH
A 24 year old female is diagnosed with renal calculus that is causing obstruction. Which of the
following symptoms would she most likely experience
Flank pain
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,A 25 year old female presents with burning urination. She was diagnosed with a urinary tract
infection. When the nurse checks the culture results, which of the following organisms is most
likely infecting her urinary tract
Escherichia coli
A 75 year old male reports to his primary care provider loss of urine with cough, sneezing, or
laughing. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis the nurse will observe on the chart
stress incontinence
A nurse assesses a patient with a complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) for
Other health problems
A 28 year old female presents with fever, chills, and flank pain. She is diagnosed with
pyelonephritis. A nurse recalls the patient's infection is located in the
Renal pelvis
A 28 year old female presents with fever, chills, and flank pain. She is diagnosed with
pyelonephritis. A nurse recalls the patient's infection is located in the
Urinary tract obstruction
A 29 year old female presents with cloudy urine, flank pain, hematuria, and fever. which of the
following does the nurse suspect the patient is most likely experiencing?
Acute cystitis
A 15 year old male was diagnosed with pharyngitis. Eight days later he developed acute
glomerulonephritis. While reviewing the culture results, which of the following is the most likely
cause of this disease
Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus
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, When a nurse observes post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis as a diagnosis on a patient,
which principle will the nurse remember? Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is
primarily caused by
Antigen-antibody complex deposition in the glomerular capillaries and inflammatory damage
A 30 year old male is demonstrating hematuria with red blood cell casts and proteinuria
exceeding 3 to 5 g/day, with albumin being the major protein. The most probable diagnosis the
nurse will see documented on the chart is
Acute glomerulonephritis
A 45 year old male presents with oliguria. He is diagnosed with chronic glomerulonephritis. The
nurse knows oliguria is related to
Thickening of the glomerular membrane and decreased renal blood flow
A 42 year old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident during which he loses a lot of blood.
the nurse realizes he is in acute renal failure caused by
Inadequate renal blood flow
A 56 year old male presents with flank pain and polyuria. Tests reveal that he has an enlarged
prostate. Which of the following types of renal failure should the nurse monitor for as it is the
most likely to occur
Postrenal
A 60 year old male is diagnosed with renal failure. while the nurse is reviewing lab results,
which of the following lab values would be most consistent with this diagnosis
Elevated plasma creatinine level
A 45 year old female presents with hypertension, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, and anemia.
She is diagnosed with chronic renal failure. When the patient asks what caused this anemia,
how should the nurse respond? Your anemia is caused by
Inadequate production of erythropoietin
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