Physiology GU
This is considered the "functional" unit of the kidneys for removing waste.
What are nephrons?
For patients who are unable to completely empty the bladder during urination, the nurse would measure this to determine the amount of urine left.
What is the postvoid residual (PVR)?
The type of incontinence experienced by a patient taking a new medication that contains a diuretic is called this.
What is transient incontinence?
A patient with a cognitive impairment forgets to go to the bathroom and develops incontinence. The nurse writes this appropriate nursing diagnosis.
What is Functional Urinary Incontinence? or Toileting Self-Care Deficit?
A nurse wishing to assess for an inflamed kidney would percuss this area of the body.
What is the costovertebral angle?
This is another term for the process of urination.
What is micturition or voiding?
A patient with a bladder infection tells the nurse that she experiences burning and pain on urination. The nurse would document this symptom as this.
What is dysuria?
An older patient who is incontinent when coughing or sneezing due to allergies, experiences this type of incontinence.
What is stress incontinence?
This nursing intervention would be used to assist a patient with stress incontinence?
What is perform pelvic muscle (Kegel) exercises;
A nurse wishing to assess the psycho-social effects of urinary alterations of a patient might ask this question.
What is "how have your symptoms affected your life?"
These substances/molecules are generally too large for the kidneys to filter them.
What are proteins and blood cells?
Catheter-associated UTIs (CAUTIs) are problematic for hospitals for this reason.
What is non-payment from CMS; increased morbidity & mortality; increased LOS; increased hospital costs?
A 73 y/o female patient experiences this type of incontinence because she has difficulty with the buttons and zippers on her pants and cannot pull her pants down in a timely manner.
What is functional incontinence?
The nurse wishes to prevent complications (CAUTIs) following the insertion of an indwelling Foley catheter. This intervention would help the nurse achieve his/her goal.
What is maintain closed system; keep system patent; keep drainage bag below level of bladder; empty drainage bag when 1/2 full; daily perineal hygiene; antiseptic wipe for catheter
This option for catheterization might be necessary for patients who cannot tolerate an indwelling Foley catheter.
What is a suprapubic catheter; condom catheter
The kidneys excrete erythropoietin whose primary function is the production of these?
What are red blood cells?
A patient with an infection of the kidneys develops urine that is pink in color. The nurse would test for the presence of this substance.
What is blood?
A patient in the ICU might develop this type of incontinence because of a spinal cord injury.
What is reflex incontinence?
A nurse wishing to measure PVR would use this device.
What is a bladder scanner?
This is experienced by patients who have an immediate and strong urge to urinate.
What is urgency?
Renal control of blood pressure is accomplished via this homeostatic system.
What is the renin-angiotensin system?
In order to help assess a patients fluid status, the nurse implements this nursing action or intervention.
What is I & O (intake and output)?
A 76 y/o female patient tells the nurse, "once I feel the urge to urinate I can't get to the bathroom quickly enough to avoid being incontinent", leading to this type of incontinence.
What is urge or urgency incontinence?
An older female patient develops frequent UTIs. This nursing outcome would be useful when developing a plan of care for this patient
What is maintain adequate fluid intake; wipe from to back after urinating; pereneal hygiene;
After surgery, in which a patient received general anesthesia, the nurse carefully monitors for this minimum amount of urine output per hour.
What is 30 ml/hour?