NSG 3100 - Exam #3 Latest Update 2024-2025 250 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Actual Exam Guaranteed A+ Brand
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A decrease in kidney function puts the patient at risk for what? - CORRECT ANSWER: Toxicity from medication if excretion rates are longer
A noninvasive method of estimating bladder volume would be what? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Bladder scanner
A nurse is inserting a foley in a female and obtains clear urine, what happens next? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Advance catheter another 2 inches (5 cm)
After seeing the flow of urine through the tube, how much further should you insert the
foley catheter? - CORRECT ANSWER: 5cm (2in)
An x-ray of the abdomen visualizing the kidneys, ureters, and bladder is known as
what? - CORRECT ANSWER: KUB
Anoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER: Visual examination of the anus
Around how many times does the average person pass gas each day? - CORRECT
ANSWER: 13-21 times
Because infants and small children lack sphincter control, how should the nurse ensure
that the child retain an enema? - CORRECT ANSWER: The nurse should place the
child over a bedpan and firmly press the buttocks together
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Before administering an enema, what should the nurse look for/ask about in their assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. When their last bowel movement was & how it was
- Presence of abdominal distention
- If the client has sphincter control
- Whether they use a toilet, commode, or bedpan
Before completing an accucheck, the nurse should assess what at the puncture site?
(2) - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Skin is intact
- Circulation is not compromised (hand is warm, & good capillary refill)
Colonoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER: Visual examination of the colon
Concentrated urine has a lower/higher specific gravity; Diluted urine has a lower/higher
specific gravity - CORRECT ANSWER: Higher, Lower
Constipation is characterized by how many bowel movements per week? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Fewer than 3
During high enemas, hold the solution _______ cm above the rectum. - CORRECT
ANSWER: 30-49 cm (12-18 inches)
During low enemas, hold the solution no higher than _____ cm above the rectum. - CORRECT ANSWER: 30 cm (12 in); the higher the solution is held, the faster the flow & greater the force
False negative results from a stool sample may be cause by what? (3) - CORRECT
ANSWER: 1. Foods (red meat, raw fruits/vegetables
- Meds that irritate gastric mucosa (aspirin)
- More than 250 mg/day of vitamin C before the test
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For the most accurate reading, should the accucheck be completed directly before or
directly after meals? - CORRECT ANSWER: Before meals
Healthy fecal elimination requires a daily fluid intake of______? - CORRECT ANSWER: 2,000-3,000 mL
How can we prevent/reduce the risk of CAUTI's in our patients? - CORRECT ANSWER:
- Avoid unnecessary use of catheters
- Remove urinary catheters using aseptic technique
- Maintain the urinary catheter
- Remove catheter promptly
How do medications affect urination? - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Meds affecting ANS
cause retention
- Diuretics increase urine formation by preventing reabsorption of water & electrolytes
How do you obtain a sterile urine specimen from a patient with an indwelling catheter? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Use a syringe to withdraw urine from the catheter tubing
How does ADH decrease water reabsorption into the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER: 1.
Blood osmolality decreases
- ADH is
- ADH causes distal tubule to become less permeable to water
- Decrease of water reabsorption of H2O
- Urine output increases
How does ADH increase water reabsorption into the blood? (5) - CORRECT ANSWER:
- Blood osmolality increases
- Osmoreceptors in hypothalamus stimulate posterior pituitary to secrete ADH
- ADH increases distal tubule permeability
- Increase of water reabsorption of H2O
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