Stores urine until urination occurs.

The most important organ of the urinary system, where blood is filtered.

What is the main function of the urinary system?

Structure where urine is released from the body to the outside world.

The muscle that controls urine exiting the body is the...

The leaking of urine from the body due to inability to control the urethral sphincter.

The adjective that means "having to do with the kidney"

"Filtrate" refers to... (pick TWO)

Renal Artery

Ureter

Urethra

Ureter

Put the movement of urine in order from creation to release

A nurse is inserting an indwelling urethral catheter. Which action does the nurse take to prepare the client to cooperate during the insertion of a catheter?

client at a health care facility has been diagnosed with polyuria. How would the nurse describe the client's condition in the medical record?

A nurse notes that the volume of the client's urinary elimination is less than 300 ml/day. Which nursing intervention will be appropriate to use with this client?

The nurse is caring for a client who reports having cloudy, foul-smelling urine. Which assessment question should the nurse ask the client?

The health care provider notifies a client of a diagnosis of glycosuria. Which additional assessment information will the nurse obtain from the client next?

Upon assessment of the urine in a client's indwelling urinary catheter drain bag, the nurse notes the urine to be dark yellow. Which next step should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for a client with weakness who is ambulatory but tires easily. Which method for urinary elimination does the nurse recommend?

A client at the health care facility has been diagnosed with total urinary incontinence. How could the nurse describe the condition of the client?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client at his home. The client has had a condom catheter applied. Which describes a condom catheter?

A postsurgical client has been admitted to the unit with an indwelling urinary catheter that was inserted in the operating room and which is scheduled for removal the following morning. How can the nurse best avoid backflow of urine into the client's bladder and subsequent infection?

A nurse is the guest speaker at a women's club. Most of the women are older than 40 years of age and have asked the nurse to speak about health promotion topics. The nurse states that exercises may help with urinary urgency. Which exercise instruction will the nurse provide to the women?

A client is preparing to give a clean-catch specimen. Which instruction will the nurse provide?

A client is admitted to the health care facility reporting pain on urination that is secondary to a urinary tract infection (UTI). The nurse documents this finding as:

A nurse uses a catheter to collect a sterile urine specimen from a client at a health care facility. If a catheter is required temporarily, which type of catheter should the nurse use?

A male patient in the clinic provides a urine sample that is red-orange in color. Which action should the nurse take first?

Nursing staff on a hospital unit are reviewing rates of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) of the urinary tract. Which nursing action will be most helpful in decreasing the risk for HAI in patients admitted to the hospital?

Which finding by the nurse will be most helpful in determining whether a 67-year-old patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia has an upper urinary tract infection (UTI)?

A patient has a new colostomy placed and states "I cannot live my life like I used to". What type of loss is this patient experiencing?

A person experiences a significant loss and refuses to acknowledge the loss. What type of grief is the person demonstrating

True or false: There is a time limit by which a person should be done grieving a major loss.

Which of the following are signs of impending death in a person we know is actively dying? Select all that apply.

A legal document that tells providers how you want to be treated if you cannot make decisions about your medical treatment.

True or false: The nursing practicing on the hospital unit where a patient is being kept alive by medical intervention but has been declared brain dead should approach the family about organ donation?

True or false: If a patient asks the nurse to pray with them, but the nurse would feel uncomfortable, the nurse should do it anyway to support the patient's spiritual health.

Select all that apply: Which of the following are aspects of spiritual health?

The absence of something to which the aected person has formed an attachment and can involve people, places, or things

Loss that normally occurs with expected life changes across the lifespan

Sudden unpredictable external events that bring change

Occurs when a person can no longer feel, hear, see, or know a person or object

Uniquely defines by the person experiencing loss

The emotional response to loss

Common reaction characterized by complex emotional, cognitive, social, and physical behavior

Occurs before the actual loss or death

Unusually prolonged grief with significant difficulty moving forwards

Grief that cannot be shared openly bc the relationship is not socially sanctioned, can't be shared, or seems less important

Legal document that communicates wishes about what type of medical care they want at end of life

Which brain structure controls heart rate, blood pressure, and respirations during the body’s fight or flight response?

After a provider has informed a patient that he has colon cancer, the nurse enters the room to find the patient gazing out the window in thought. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The patient has just received news of the death of a relative. Over the next few hours, what physiologic response should the nurse attribute to the alarm reaction caused by the stress of this event?

Jean, an experienced nurse, gradually begins to fatigue easily. She also becomes emotionally exhausted, asking herself, “Why did I ever become a nurse?” What syndrome is Jean experiencing?

Which of the following is a behavioral change to stress?

During which stage of the body's stress response does your body adapt to the stressor and you become irritable?

During which stage of the body's stress response are hormones released?

The nurse repositions a client who has difficulty breathing. Which nursing action, when performed following the intervention, demonstrates evaluation?

One hour after receiving pain medication, a postoperative client reports intense pain. What is the nurse's most appropriate first action?

What is the purpose of evaluation in the nursing process?

What is the purpose of reflection in the nursing process?

During the evaluation phase, the nurse finds that the patient’s condition has not improved as expected. Which is the best response to this scenario?

Which statement indicates that a plan to assist a client in developing and following an exercise program has been effective?

The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has pain that is an 8 on a scale of 0 to 10. There is an order for intravenous pain medication every 4 hours as needed. The nurse administers the prescribed pain medication to the client. What should the nurse do to assist in meeting this client’s desired outcome of a pain scale score less than 4 on a scale of 0 to 10?