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28. A nurse is teaching a parent about urinary control. The nurse understands that control of the urinary sphincters happens at what age?

20.  A nurse inserting a female indwelling urinary catheter advances the catheter and obtains clear yellow urine. Which of the following will the nurse perform next? 

32.  The nurse is preparing to administer hydrocortisone 100 mg IM daily to a client. Available is hydrocortisone 250 mg/2 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.)

41.  A patient returns to his room after having a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). There is a closed, continuous irrigation system in place. On assessment of the urine, you note that it is bright red blood with several clots. What is the initial action the nurse will perform?

27.  The nurse is obtaining a urine sample from a client at the clinic. The lab calls with the results of the Urine Specific Gravity as 1.045. The nurse understands that this is a symptom of:

29. A nurse is administering a powdered medication to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? 

50) Substances are moved through a filter by differences in ________ across the filter.

44. The physician has ordered 0.9% Sodium Chloride to be administered to the patient who is dehydrated.  What type of solution is this? 

23. Kidney stones result when substances in the urine crystallize in the ________.

24.  The nurse is caring for a patient who has an order to place an indwelling catheter.  Which of the following assessments will the nurse perform prior to insertion?  Select All that Apply