A dialysis client has a high phosphorous level. Which dietary recall statement most likely explains the elevated phosphorous?
A client with acute kidney injury has a serum potassium leve…
A client with acute kidney injury has a serum potassium level of 7.0 mEq/L. What is the nurse’s priority intervention? Select all that apply.
The nurse finds a container with the client’s urine specimen…
The nurse finds a container with the client’s urine specimen sitting on a counter in the bathroom. The client states that the specimen has been sitting in the bathroom for at least 2 hours. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
The client is one day post-operative transurethral resection…
The client is one day post-operative transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which tasks(s) will the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? Select all that apply.
Your client undergoes a transurethral resection of the prost…
Your client undergoes a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). In the recovery room he has a continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) of normal saline in progress. What is the purpose of CBI?
A client has lower flank pain due to possible renal calculi….
A client has lower flank pain due to possible renal calculi. On completion of an ultrasound of the kidneys and ureters, what is the priority nursing intervention?
When the nurse notes that the urinary drainage of the client…
When the nurse notes that the urinary drainage of the client’s post prostatectomy is reddish pink, what nursing intervention is most appropriate?
A young female client with cystitis requires instruction abo…
A young female client with cystitis requires instruction about how to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), and you have delegated this teaching to a newly-graduated RN. Which statement by the new nurse requires that you intervene?
A nurse caring for a client with chronic renal failure. The…
A nurse caring for a client with chronic renal failure. The laboratory results indicate hypocalcemia and hyperphoshatemia. When checking the client, the nurse will be alert for what assessment finding?
Which duties can be delegated to the unlicensed assistive pe…
Which duties can be delegated to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? Select all that apply.