NURS 6501 Week 18 Quiz Walden University
• Question 1
A 25-year-old female is diagnosed with urinary tract obstruction. While planning care, the nurse realizes that the patient is expected to have hydronephrosis and a decreased glomerular filtration
rate caused by:
Correct Answer:
- dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces proximal to a blockage.
• Question 2 A 4-year-old male is diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome. Which of the following assessment findings accompanies this condition?
Correct Answer:
- Proteinuria
• Question 3
A 56-year-old male presents with flank pain and polyuria. Tests reveal that he has an enlarged prostate. Which of the following types of renal failure should the nurse monitor for as it is the most likely to occur?
- / 3
Correct Answer:
- Postrenal
• Question 4
When the nurse is discussing the sodium-sensing cells of the glomerulus, what term should the nurse use?
Correct Answer:
- Macula densa
• Question 5
When a nurse is preparing to teach about urine, which information should the nurse include? Just
before entering the ureter, urine passes through the:
Correct Answer:
- Renal pelvis
• Question 6
A 42-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident during which he loses a lot of blood.The nurse realizes he is in acute renal failure caused by: 2 / 3
Correct Answer:
c.
Inadequate renal blood flow
• Question 7 A 6-year-old male is experiencing urine reflux from the urinary bladder into a grossly dilated ureter and calyces. He was diagnosed with vesicoureteral reflux. This condition would be
graded:
Correct Answer:
d.
IV
• Question 8
A 2-year-old male is diagnosed with Wilms tumor. Which of the following clinical conditions is often associated with this disease?
Correct Answer:
b.
Aniridia
• Question 9
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