Chapter 33: The Urinary System - Worksheet

Front

Which of the following best describes the main function of the urinary system? Options: To regulate blood sugar levels, To illustrate the anatomy and physiology of the urinary system, To remove waste products and excess fluids from the body, To produce digestive enzymes

Back

To remove waste products and excess fluids from the body

Front

Which of the following is a way nurses can help patients cope with urologic disorders?
Options:
By prescribing medication without consultation,
By discussing and implementing strategies for prevention and management,
By ignoring patient concerns,
By focusing only on surgical interventions

Back

By discussing and implementing strategies for prevention and management

Front

When comparing drugs for urinary incontinence and benign prostatic hypertrophy, what is a key consideration?

Back

The drugs may have different mechanisms and effects for each condition

Front

What is the purpose of performing initial and ongoing nursing assessment of a patient’s urologic status?

Back

To monitor changes and detect complications early

Front

Which of the following is NOT typically a nursing responsibility related to the care of a patient with an indwelling catheter? Monitoring for signs of infection, Ensuring catheter patency, Changing the catheter as needed, Prescribing antibiotics

Back

Prescribing antibiotics

Front

A patient with urinary incontinence requires a nursing care plan. Which of the following should be included in the plan? Strategies to maintain skin integrity, Instructions for self-administering anesthesia, Recommendations for surgical intervention, Guidelines for prescribing medication

Back

Strategies to maintain skin integrity

Front

Which of the following is NOT a structure of the urologic system? Kidneys, Ureters, Liver, Urinary bladder

Back

Liver

Front

What is the function of the ureters in the urologic system?

Back

To transport urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Front

What is the main function of the renal pelvis in the kidney?

Back

Gathering urine and directing it to the bladder

Front

If the cortex of the kidney is damaged, which of the following is most likely to be impaired? Blood vessel function and nephron activity, Urine gathering, Collecting tubule function, Ureter function

Back

Blood vessel function and nephron activity