Nur 203 GU Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass
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2024/2025
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2024/2025
Nur 203 GU Practice Questions and
Answers | 100% Pass
While performing a physical assessment, the student nurse tells her instructor that she cannot palpate
her patient's bladder. Which statement by the instructor is best?
a) "Try to palpate again; it takes practice but you will locate it."
b)...
(oliguria). Patients who undergo abdominal surgery commonly require increased infusions of IV fluid
during the immediate postoperative period. The nurse cannot provide increased IV fluids without a
provider's order. The nurse should not administer any medications before the scheduled time without a
prescription. The provider may hold the patient's scheduled dose of diuretic if he determines that the
patient is experiencing deficient fluid volume.
The nurse measures the urine output of a PT who requires bedpan to void. Which action should the
nurse take first. Put gloves on and:
a) Have the PT void directly onto the bedpan
b) Pour the urine into a graduated container
c) Read the volume with the container on a flat surface at eye level
d) Observe the color and clarity of the urine in the bedpan - Answer✔✔-Answer: A
First, the nurse should put on gloves and have the patient void directly into the bedpan. Next, she should
pour the urine into a graduated container, place the measuring device on a flat surface, and read the
amount at eye level. She should observe the urine for color, clarity, and odor. Then, if no specimen is
required, she should discard the urine in the toilet and clean the container and bedpan. Finally, she
should record the amount of urine voided on the patient's intake and output record.
The nurse instructs a woman about providing a clean-catch urine specimen. Which of the following
statements indicates that the patient correctly understands the procedure?
a) I will be sure to urinate into the 'hat' you placed on the toilet seat
b) I will wipe my genital area from front to back before I collect the specimen midstream
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