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You expect a patient in the oliguric phase of renal failure to have a 24 hour urine output less than: 1) 200ml 2) 400ml 3) 800ml 4) 1000ml - CORRECT ANSWER 2) The most common early sign of kidney disease is: 1. Sodium retention 2. Elevated BUN level 3. Development of metabolic acidosis 4. Inability to dilute or concentrate urine - CORRECT ANSWER 2. Which sign indicated the second phase of acute renal failure? 1. Daily doubling of urine output (4 to 5 L/day) 2. Urine output ...

What are the three types of renal failure? - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-renal failure, intra-renal failure, post-renal failure Which type of renal failure: Blood can't get to the kidneys. - CORRECT ANSWER Pre-renal failure (thus kidneys won't get perfused adequately) Which type of renal failure: Damage has occurred inside the kidneys. - CORRECT ANSWER Intra-renal failure Which type of renal failure: Urine can't get out of the kidneys. - CORRECT ANSWER Post-renal failure (thus the urine gets ...

ACUTE RENAL FAILURE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

A client with acute renal failure develops sever hyperkalemia. What would the nurse anticipate to be used to treat this imbalance? 1) Furosemide (Lasix) 2) Amphojel (aluminum hydroxide) 3) 50% glucose and regular insulin 4) Epoetin (Procrit) - CORRECT ANSWER 3: Hyperkalemia can develop into an emergency situation (Cardia Arrest). It is important to quickly move the potassium back into the cells by administering 50% glucose and regular insulin, usually in conjunction with some type of base t...

How do you determine that a patient's oliguria is associated with acute renal failure (ARF)? A. Specific gravity of urine at 3 different times is 1.010. B. The serum creatinine level is normal. C. The blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level is normal or below. D. Hypokalemia is identified. - CORRECT ANSWER A. Specific gravity of urine at 3 different times is 1.010. A urinalysis may show casts, red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), a specific gravity fixed at about 1.010, and urine osmo...

A c Which descriptions characterize aki? Select all that apply A. Primary cause of death is infection B. It almost always affects older people C. Disease course is potentially reversible D. Most common cause is diabetic nephropathy E. Cardiovascular disease is most common cause of death B d During the oliguric phase of aki, the nurse monitors the patient for select all that apply A. Hypotension B. Ecg changes C. Hypernatremia D. Pulmonary edema E. Urine with high specific gravity...

Which sign indicated the second phase of acute renal failure? 1. Daily doubling of urine output (4 to 5 L/day) 2. Urine output less than 400 ml/day 3. Urine output less than 100 ml/day 4. Stabilization of renal function -CORECT ANSWER28. Answer: 1. Daily doubling of urine output (4 to 5 L/day) Daily doubling of the urine output indicates that the nephrons are healing. This means the patient is passing into the second phase (dieresis) of acute renal failure. Your patient returns from ...

Nursing jurisprudence - application of the principles of law as they relate to the practice of nursing, to the obligations of nurses to their patients and to the relations of nurses with each other and with other health care professionals` NPA - . peer review . Nurse licensure compact . defines its responsibility for regulating nursing education, licensure, and practice What is the primary responsibilities of the Texas Board of Nursing? - . Protecting the interest of the public ...

Negliegence - Failure to do something that a normally prudent person would do Negligence : Comission - Wrong doing Negligence: Omission - Total neglect of care, not doing anything Example of negligence in nursing - -telling a suicidal bipolar patient that it is okay for them to refuse their medication. -Failure to report observations to Dr -Mistaken ID -Wrong dose, wrong medication -Defects in equipment leading to falls -Errors d/t family assistance -Administer meds wi...

According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided that A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's order to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to safely replace the tube. B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows replacement of a tube with a specifi...