Urinary System

What type of incontinence occurs with coughing, sneezing, or laughing?

• Urge incontinence

• Stress incontinence

• Overflow incontinence

• Functional incontinence

What should you observe when assessing urine? Select all that apply.

• Odor

• Color and clarity

• Age of client

• Amount

Which of the following is not part of the urinary system?

• Bladder

• pancreas

• Ureters

• Urethra

• Kidneys

Normal specific gravity of urine is:

• 15-13

• 4.5-8.0

• 1.5-1.3

• 1.005- 1.03

Which foods cause urine to be more alkaline?

Select all that apply

• dairy products

• Cranberries

• Citrus fruits

• vegetables

A good assessment of fluid retention involves:

• Checking fluid intake

• Checking for edema

• Patient stating it burns when he urinates.

• Patient stating he has urinated 3 times in the last hour.

To perform a clean-catch urine specimen the nurse instructs the patient to:

Select all that apply

• Clean the urinary meatus with hand soap

• Clean the meatus with an antiseptic wipe

• Fill the entire urine specimen cup

• Urinate, stop the stream, then urinate into the cup

When testing urine with a reagent stick (dipstick), the nurse needs to:

• Put on sterile gloves

• Keep the strip saturated with urine while reading results

• Leave the stick in the urine for 2 minutes

• Check the bottle for the expiration date

Mrs John asks the nurse why she needs to strain her urine. The nurse responds

• because we need to check for blood.

• because we are looking for stones.

• because we need to see if you're dehydrated.

• because we need to measure how much you urinate.

The maximum amount of urine that should remain in the bladder after urinating is

• 300 mL

• 50 mL

• 150 mL

• 100 mL