The nurse is caring for a client whose renal disease is known to be affecting the countercurrent mechanism in the client’s medullary nephrons. What assessment finding would best corroborate this?

According to summaries of several studies, which of the following behaviors was NOT found to be associated with deceptive communication?


Humans, in general, tend to be fairly accurate when trying to detect deception.

The positive emotion associated with successfully deceiving someone is known as:

Harry decides that Marla is lying because she seems so nervous. In reality, Marla is telling the truth and is nervous because she has a big presentation in her next class. That Harry thinks she is lying is an example of the:

A patient presents with suspected post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate in the patient’s history?

During an assessment, the nurse suspects overflow incontinence. Which finding would most likely support this diagnosis?

The nurse is caring for a patient with interstitial cystitis. Which intervention is most appropriate?

Which is the most common cause of urinary obstruction in men older than 60 years of age?

A patient with polycystic kidney disease reports dull flank pain and a recent increase in abdominal girth. What is the nurse’s priority assessment?