The health care provider is comparing results of a client’s recent GFR measurement. Which result would be interpreted as normal?
A client sustained acute tubular injury approximately 2 hour…
A client sustained acute tubular injury approximately 2 hours ago. Which cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) would the nurse suspect the client is experiencing?
During a family picnic, a relative of a nurse asks what they…
During a family picnic, a relative of a nurse asks what they should do if there is blood in their urine and some pain in their lower abdomen. What is the BEST advice the nurse could give to this family member?
The nurse is caring for a client who has produced an average…
The nurse is caring for a client who has produced an average of 20 mL/hour for the previous day. The nurse recognizes this compares in which way to the normal urine output?
A client with end-stage kidney disease has developed anemia….
A client with end-stage kidney disease has developed anemia. The reason anemia has developed is:
The nurse is caring for a client with a condition of deficie…
The nurse is caring for a client with a condition of deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). When assessing the client, which finding does the nurse anticipate?
Which client would the nurse consider having the HIGHEST ris…
Which client would the nurse consider having the HIGHEST risk for developing a urinary tract infection?
The health care provider has prescribed an aminoglycoside (g…
The health care provider has prescribed an aminoglycoside (gentamicin) for a client. Which complication is the client is at risk for?
A client presents with sudden onset of hematuria, variable p…
A client presents with sudden onset of hematuria, variable proteinuria, decreased GFR, oliguria, and signs of impaired renal function. Upon taking a history the nurse learns that the client had strep throat 3 weeks ago. Upon renal biopsy, the diagnosis of acute glomerulonephritis is confirmed. What mechanism of damage is the MOST plausible?
A client in the ICU has been diagnosed with hypovolemic shoc…
A client in the ICU has been diagnosed with hypovolemic shock. Their blood pressure is 88/53 mm Hg, heart rate 122 beats/min, and respiratory rate 26 breaths/min. Given these vital signs, the nurse should expect the urine output to be: