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A client has interstitial cystitis and has had several treatments with instillation of oxychlorosene (Clorpactin) into the bladder. The client is crying and verbalizing frustration with the frequent treatments that seem to do no good. The best response by the nurse is

During a bladder training program for a client with spinal cord injury, the client suddenly complains of a throbbing headache. The nurse notes that the client’s blood pressure is extremely elevated.  The priority action by the nurse is to

Explain the purpose of continuous bladder irrigation after a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). 

Which of the following diagnostic tests will cause the patient’s stool to turn white for up to 72 hours after the test?

A patient gives the nurse health information before a scheduled intravenous pyelogram (IVP). Which item has the most immediate implications for the patient’s care?

Famotadine (Pepcid) is prescribed for a client with a gastric ulcer. The statement that best indicates to the nurse that the client understands the action of this drug is

A nurse is conducting smoking cessation clinics and educates the clients they should report which finding in their mouths to their physicians immediately as it has a high degree of malignancy?

To assess the effect of epoetin alfa (Epogen)  on a client with chronic renal failure, the nurse would monitor which lab value?

The nurse is conducting peritoneal dialysis for a client with renal failure and finds the drainage tubing has no outflow. The initial action that the nurse should take is to

The nurse is collecting data from a patient who complains of having urinary frequency. Which of the following could be an aggravating factor for this condition?