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BSN 206 Foundations of Nursing Fundamentals Hallmark Exam (Latest Update) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Nightingale

Question 1: Which of the following demonstrate that further

teaching is required to prevent an infection related to being catheterized? (SATA)

Choices:

a) An elderly female patient carries her urinary drainage bag like

a purse under her arm as she ambulates

b) As a patient is being transferred in a wheelchair, he places the

drainage bag in his lap

c) The NAP places a patient's drainage bag on a lowered side

rail or on the floor

Correct answer:

a) An elderly female patient carries her urinary drainage bag like

a purse under her arm as she ambulates

b) As a patient is being transferred in a wheelchair, he places the

drainage bag in his lap

c) The NAP places a patient's drainage bag on a lowered side

rail or on the floor

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Question 2: Which of the following are true regarding the

impact of aging related to urinary elimination? (SATA)

Choices:

a) Aging can affect continence if the patient experiences

impaired mobility or decreased muscle tone

b) The elderly are at increased risk for urinary tract infection

because of retained urine in the bladder

c) Aging increases bladder capacity significantly

Correct answer:

a) Aging can affect continence if the patient experiences

impaired mobility or decreased muscle tone

b) The elderly are at increased risk for urinary tract infection

because of retained urine in the bladder

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Question 3: During change-of-shift report the nurse states that a

patient has early renal failure and to be alert to this when administering medications. Why would this be a concern?

Choices:

a) The kidneys assist in the detoxification of medication

metabolites

b) The kidneys increase medication absorption

c) The kidneys have no role in medication processing

Correct answer: a) The kidneys assist in the detoxification of

medication metabolites

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Question 4: The nursing instructor is reviewing the renal system

and urinary catheterization with her students. Which statement, if made by a nursing student, indicates that further instruction is needed?

Choices:

• "The nurse may use clean technique to insert an indwelling

catheter"

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• "The urinary tract is considered to be sterile"
• "The urge to void is felt when the bladder contains 150 to 200

mL in an adult"

• "The minimum average hourly urine output is 30 mL"

Correct answer: a) "The nurse may use clean technique to insert

an indwelling catheter"

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Question 5: A 53-year-old patient is being treated for

hypertension and a history of thrombophlebitis (blood clots).She comes to the clinic complaining, "I have to get up all night to go to the bathroom, and I think my urine looks orange!" What is the nurse's best response?

Choices:

• "What medications are you taking and when?"
• "That’s normal with hypertension"
• "You should drink less water at night"