Renal and Urinary Problems

A client with acute kidney injury has a serum potassium level of 7.0 mEq/L (7.0 mmol/L). The nurse should plan which actions as a priority? Select all that apply.

1. Place the client on a cardiac monitor.
2. Notify the primary health care provider (PHCP).
3. Put the client on NPO (nothing by mouth) status except for ice chips.
4. Review the client’s medications to determine whether any contain or retain potassium.
5. Allow an extra 500 mL of intravenous fluid intake to dilute the electrolyte concentration.

A client with chronic kidney disease being hemodialyzed suddenly becomes short of breath and complains of chest pain. The client is tachycardic, pale, and anxious, and the nurse suspects air embolism. What are the priority nursing actions? Select all that apply.

1. Administer oxygen to the client.
2. Continue dialysis at a slower rate after checking the lines for air.
3. Notify the primary health care provider (PHCP) and Rapid Response Team.
4. Stop dialysis, and turn the client on the left side with head lower than feet.
5. Bolus the client with 500 mL of normal saline t break up the air embolus.

A client arrives at the emergency department with complaints of low abdominal pain and hematuria. The client is afebrile. The nurse next assesses the client to determine a history of which condition?

The nurse discusses plans for future treatment options with a client with symptomatic polycystic kidney disease. Which treatment should be included in this discussion? Select all that apply.

1. Hemodialysis
2. Peritoneal dialysis
3. Kidney transplant
4. Bilateral nephrectomy
5. Intense immunosuppression therapy

A client is admitted to the emergency department following a fall from a horse, and the primary health care provider (PHCP) prescribes insertion of a urinary catheter. While preparing for the procedure, the nurse notes blood at the urinary meatus. The nurse should take which action?

The nurse is assessing the patency of a client’s left arm arteriovenous fistula prior to initiating hemodialysis. Which finding indicates that the fistula is patent?

A male client has a tentative diagnosis of urethritis. The nurse should assess the client for which manifestation of the disorder?

The nurse is assessing a client with epididymitis. The nurse anticipates which findings on physical examination?

A client complains of fever, perineal pain, and urinary urgency, frequency, and dysuria. To assess whether the client’s problem is related to bacterial prostatitis, the nurse reviews the results of the prostate examination for which characteristic of this disorder?

The nurse is collecting data from a client. Which symptom described by the client is characteristic of an early symptom of benign prostatic hyperplasia?

The nurse monitoring a client receiving peritoneal dialysis notes that the client’s outflow is less than the inflow. Which actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

1. Check the level of the drainage bag.
2. Reposition the client to her or his side.
3. Place the client in good body alignment.
4. Check the peritoneal dialysis system for kinks.
5. Contact the primary health care provider (PHCP).
6. Increase the flow rate of the peritoneal dialysis solution.

A hemodialysis client with a left arm fistula is at risk for arterial steal syndrome. The nurse should assess for which manifestations of this complication?

The nurse is reviewing a client’s record and notes that the primary health care provider has documented that the client has chronic kidney disease. On review of the laboratory results, the nurse most likely would expect to note which finding?

A client with chronic kidney disease returns to the nursing unit following a hemodialysis treatment. On assessment, the nurse notes that the client’s temperature is 38.5° C (101.2° F). Which nursing action is most appropriate?

The nurse is performing an assessment on a client who has returned from the dialysis unit following hemodialysis. The client is complaining of headache and nausea and is extremely restless. Which is the priority nursing action?

A client with severe back pain and hematuria is found to have hydronephrosis due to urolithiasis. The nurse anticipates which treatment will be done to relieve the obstruction? Select all that apply.

1. Peritoneal dialysis
2. Analysis of the urinary stone
3. Intravenous opioid analgesics
4. Insertion of a nephrostomy tube
5. Placement of a ureteral stent with ureteroscopy

The nurse is instructing a client with diabetes mellitus about peritoneal dialysis. The nurse tells the client that it is important to maintain the prescribed dwell time for the dialysis because of the risk of which complication?

A week after kidney transplantation, a client develops a temperature of 101°F (38.3°C), the blood pressure is elevated, and there is tenderness over the transplanted kidney. The serum creatinine is rising and urine output is decreased. The x-ray indicates that the transplanted kidney is enlarged. Based on these assessment findings, the nurse anticipates which treatment?

A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia, and a transurethral resection of the prostate is performed. Four hours after surgery, the nurse takes the client’s vital signs and empties the urinary drainage bag. Which assessment finding indicates the need to notify the primary health care provider (PHCP)?

The client newly diagnosed with chronic kidney disease recently has begun hemodialysis. Knowing that the client is at risk for disequilibrium syndrome, the nurse should assess the client during dialysis for which associated manifestations?