The client is scheduled to receive a dose of epoetin alpha (Epogen). Which will you report to the health care provider before giving the medication?

Of the following blood gas values, which set of results will the nurse expect to see in the client with acute renal failure?

A client developed acute tubular necrosis (ATN) after a care wreck. Which of the following suggests the client is in the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury (AKI)?

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 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 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 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 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. 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’s post prostatectomy is reddish pink, what nursing intervention is most appropriate?