A client is admitted to the hospital and has a diagnosis of early-stage chronic renal failure. Which of the following would the nurse expect...

What is the priority nursing diagnosis with your patient diagnosed with end-stage renal disease?          A. Activity intolerance      B. Fl...

A week after kidney transplantation the client develops a temperature of 101, the blood pressure is elevated, and the kidney is tender. The ...

The client with chronic renal failure returns to the nursing unit following a hemodialysis treatment. On assessment the nurse notes that the...

A patient with ESRD has an arteriovenous fistula in the left arm for hemodialysis. Which intervention do you include in his plan of care?   ...

The client with BPH undergoes a transurethral resection of the prostate. Postoperatively, the client is receiving continuous bladder irrigat...

The nurse is performing an assessment on a client who has returned from the dialysis unit following hemodialysis. The client is complaining ...

Your 60 y.o. patient with pyelonephritis and possible septicemia has had five UTIs over the past two years. She is fatigued from lack of sle...

The client is admitted to the hospital with BPH, and a transurethral resection of the prostate is performed. Four hours after surgery the nu...

The nurse is assisting a client on a low-potassium diet to select food items from the menu. Which of the following food items, if selected b...

Which sign indicates the second phase of acute renal failure?          A. Daily doubling of urine output (4 to 5 L/day).      B. Urine outpu...

Which of the following symptoms is the most common clinical finding associated with bladder cancer?          A. Suprapubic pain      B. Dysu...

The nurse is reviewing a list of components contained in the peritoneal dialysis solution with the client. The client asks the nurse about t...

Your patient had surgery to form an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis. Which information is important for providing care for the patien...

A client who has been diagnosed with bladder cancer is scheduled for an ileal conduit. Preoperatively, the nurse reinforces the client’s und...

The nurse is preparing to care for a client receiving peritoneal dialysis. Which of the following would be included in the nursing plan of c...

Which instructions do you include in the teaching care plan for a patient with cystitis receiving phenazopyridine (Pyridium)?          A. If...

A client has just received a renal transplant and has started cyclosporine therapy to prevent graft rejection. Which of the following condit...

The nurse is reviewing a medication history of a client with BPH. Which medication should be recognized as likely to aggravate BPH?         ...

A patient with diabetes mellitus and renal failure begins hemodialysis. Which diet is best on days between dialysis treatments?          A. ...