A client has a serum potassium level of 8.0 mmol/L, a serum creatinine level of 2 mg/dL, and a urine output of 350 mL/day. What is the best action by the nurse?

A patient reports the loss of small amounts of urine during coughing, sneezing, jogging, or lifting. Which type of incontinence do these symptoms describe?

A client had a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection 2 days ago. The nurse finds the client short of breath, tachycardic, and anxious. What intervention takes priority?

The nurse is performing an assessment of body systems on a male nursing home client and realizes that an age-related change affecting the renal or urinary systems with regards to medications:

The nurse is assessing a client who has undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?

A client receiving tamoxifen (Tamofen) asks how this therapy helps fight breast cancer. Which is the nurse’s best response?

Which of the following nursing interventions should be included in the post-lithotripsy plan of care: (Select all that apply)

Which hematologic disorder is most likely to occur if the hormonal function of the kidneys is not working properly?

A nurse cares for a client with diabetes mellitus who is prescribed metformin (Glucophage) and is scheduled for an intravenous urography the following day. Which action should the nurse take first?

A health care provider prescribed an indwelling urinary catheter for a client that will be undergoing a TURP (transurethral resection of the bladder) . What catheter should the nurse expect the patient will have postoperatively?