A client is admitted to the hospital with severe renal colic and “kidney stone dance”.  What nursing action is first priority for this client?  

A client receives dialysis therapy and the health care provider has ordered sodium restriction to 3 g daily. What does the nurse teach the client? 

Explain how the cytoplasm and mitochondria are connected in the cell. In your explanation, include the names of the processes that connect these two parts of the cell and how their functions relate to each other.

A client with chronic kidney disease is diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse realizes that this client’s blood pressure needs to be controlled because of what reason?

A client is hospitalized with kidney trauma resulting in severe lacerations to the parenchyma.  Which of the following would be included in the management of this client’s care?

A client who has acute glomerulonephritis is hospitalized with acute kidney injury (AKI) and hyperkalemia.  Which information will the nurse obtain to evaluate the effectiveness of the prescribed calcium gluconate IV?

The intensive care nurse is caring for the kidney transplant patient who was just transferred from the recovery unit.  Which finding is the most serious and warrants immediate notification of the transplant surgeon?

A nurse is discharging a client that underwent electrohydraulic lithotripsy with stent placement. What teaching would be most appropriate to include on the teaching plan for the client? 

A client is placed on fluid restrictions because of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Which assessment finding would alert the nurse that the client’s fluid balance is stable at this time?

The nurse is caring for a client who had hypovolemic shock secondary to trauma in the emergency department (ED) 2 days ago. Based on the pathophysiology of hypovolemia and prerenal azotemia, what does the nurse assess every hour?