Decreased renal function - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Midterm Exam: NR 565 / NR565 Advanced Pharmacology Exam Review | Weeks 1-4 Covered| Questions and Verified Answers (2023/ 2024) Q: An 82-year-old male visits the clinic complaining that his pain meds "Take forever" to work after he takes his pill. What are possible reasons you can explain to him? 1. Perhaps we need to increase your dose. 2. Sometimes as you get older, absorption may be slower resulting in a delayed response. 3. As we get older the gastric acid decreases making it har...

ATI MEDSURG 2 NUR 265/DETAILED ANSWER KEY NEURO-SHOCK & BURNS PRACTICE 2024/2025. 1. A nurse in the emergency department is implementing a plan of care for a conscious client who has a suspected cervical cord injury. Which of the following immediate interventions should the nurse implement? (Select all that apply.) A. Hypotension B. Polyuria C. Hyperthermia D. Absence of bowel sounds E. Weakened gag reflex Rationale: <b>Hypotension is correct.</b> Lack of sympathetic input c...

MED SURG NR 325 UPGRADED EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 To assess whether there is any improvement in a patient's dysuria, which question will the nurse ask? a."Do you have to urinate at night?" b."Do you have blood in your urine?" c."Do you have to urinate frequently?" d."Do you have pain when you urinate?" - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Dysuria is painful urination. When a patient's urine dipstick test indicates a small amount of protein, the nurse's next action should be to: a...

PNVN 1631 Module 8 Exam Genitourinary System Questions With Answers 2023 (MED SURG). A client who has chronic glomerunephritis has deteriorated to the early stages of renal failure. When receiving shift report from the nurse, what information correlates with renal failure? Weight loss Anemia Hypotension Fever Rationale: Anemia is common in clients with renal failure. If kidney function is diminished, anemia occurs from the decreased RBC production resulting from discontinued produ...

NURS 6501 (Module 4) Week 6 Midterm Exam NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology Week 6 Midterm Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest 2024/2025 (Already Graded A+) NURS 6501 Week 6 Midterm Exam 2024 (100% Correct Answers) A healthcare professional is educating a patient on asthma. The professional tells the patient that the most successful treatment for chronic asthma begins with which action? Avoidance of the causative agent Question 16 Selected Answer: A student asks the healthcare professi...

The diagnostic evaluation can be used to classify acute kidney injury as prerenal, intrinsic renal, or postrenal. The initial workup includes a patient history to identify the use of nephrotoxic medications or systemic illnesses that might cause poor renal perfusion or directly impair renal function. Physical examination should assess intravascular volume status and identify skin rashes indicative of systemic illness. The initial laboratory evaluation should include measurement of serum creatini...

NRNP 6566 / NRNP6566 Final Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Latest Update 2024 (Graded A+). Which statement is correct about fluoroquinolones? fluoroquinolones are effective treatment for urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis Fluoroquinolones are recommended treatment in uncomplicated skin infections fluoroquinolones are not associated with tendon rupture fluoroquinolones are never indicated in the treatment of pediatric infections Question 2 A 42 year old year old women wa...

HESI Pharmacology Exam Questions & Answers Version 1 2023 Update A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? Calcitonin (Miacalcin) Rationale: The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. This client is experiencing hypercalcemia. Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride are medications used for the treatment of tetany, w...

HESI Health Assessment Exam 2022/2023 Test Bank Revised and 100% Correct Questions & Answers. Be sure of Passing your exam with this test bank because it have covered All Hesi Health Assessment (The test bank is 100% Verified with all correct Answers) pass your 2022/2023 hesi health Assessment with Grade A+ Multiple Choices For which clinical indicator associated with a complication of portal hypertension would the nurse assess the client? A. liver abscess B. intestinal obstruction C. pe...

1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has renal failure and an elevated phosphorous level. The provider instructed the client to take aluminum hydroxide 300 mg PO three times daily. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse inform the client? A. Constipation B. Metallic taste C. Headache D. Muscle spasms 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal disease and is receiving therapy with epoetin alfa. Which of the following laboratory results shou...