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A nurse cares for a middle-aged female client with diabetes mellitus who is being treated for the third episode of acute pyelonephritis in the past year. The client asks, “What can I do to help prevent these infections?” How should the nurse respond?

The nurse is administering sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim) to a client diagnosed with bacterial prostatitis. Which finding causes the nurse to question this medication for this client?

Patients who have spinal cord injuries may develop a urinary retention that is a serious condition called:

Which hormone is released from the posterior pituitary and makes the distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct permeable to water to maximize reabsorption and produce concentrated urine and treat shock?

A patient has been started on oxybutynin (Ditropan) for urinary incontinence. What is a major action of this medication?

A client has a long history of hypertension. Which category of medications would the nurse expect to be ordered to avoid chronic kidney disease (CKD)?

A 70-year-old client returned from a transurethral resection of the prostate 8 hours ago with a continuous bladder irrigation infusing wide open at a constant flow.  The nurse reviews his laboratory results as follows: Sodium (136-145) 128 mEq/L Hemoglobin 15 g/dL Hematocrit 42% Red blood cell count 4.5     Along with labs and accurate patient assessment, What action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

Propranolol, a beta-blocker, is typically used to ________.

A client with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) from gonorrhea asks how this can cause sterility. Which is the nurse’s response?

A nurse reviews a client’s laboratory results. Which results from the client’s urinalysis should the nurse recognize as abnormal?