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The nurse is giving discharge instructions to a client treated for renal calculi. The nurse explains that the stones can be prevented in many cases by:
 
  1. drinking 8-10 glasses of water daily.
  2. engaging in frequent aerobic exercise.
  3. taking urinary antiseptic agents to prevent urinary tract infections.
  4. restricting protein and foods that cause high uric acid

Question 2

A client with a history of UTIs asks what can be done besides taking antibiotics to help prevent them from occurring. What should the nurse recommend to this client? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. Take bilberry capsules
  2. Limit the intake of alcohol
  3. Take extra vitamin C everyday
  4. Drink cranberry juice everyday
  5. Increase the intake of fat in the diet

Question 3

The nurse monitors a client receiving peritoneal dialysis for signs of peritonitis. Which assessment finding should be reported to the physician?
 
  1. Abdomen is tender to palpation.
  2. Dialysate return is cloudy and yellow.
  3. Skin is pale and dry.
  4. Temperature is 36.8 C.

Question 4

When caring for a client with chronic renal failure (CRF), the nurse should plan to administer which medication?
 
  1. Anti-arrhythmic agent
  2. Antidiarrheal
  3. Opioid analgesic
  4. Folic acid supplement

Question 5

Following an intravenous pyelogram (IVP), the nurse encourages fluid intake, recognizing that this is necessary to prevent which renal complication?
 
  1. Polycystic kidney disease
  2. Chronic renal failure
  3. Glomerulonephritis
  4. Acute renal failure

Question 6

The nurse is checking lab values on a client who has just had a hemodialysis treatment. What would indicate to the nurse that the client's renal dialysis was effective?
 
  1. A decrease in potassium level
  2. An increase in serum creatinine
  3. A decrease in white cell count
  4. An increase in hemoglobin level

Question 7

The nurse obtains a urine specimen from a client with glomerulonephritis. What should the nurse expect to find when inspecting this specimen?
 
  1. Cloudy with some hematuria
  2. Clear amber with a foul odor
  3. Dark brown
  4. Clear and very dilute

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