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The nurse is performing an assessment of body systems on a male nursing home client and realizes that an age-related change affecting the renal or urinary systems with regards to medications:

The nurse is assessing a client who has undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?

A client receiving tamoxifen (Tamofen) asks how this therapy helps fight breast cancer. Which is the nurse’s best response?

Which of the following nursing interventions should be included in the post-lithotripsy plan of care: (Select all that apply)

Which hematologic disorder is most likely to occur if the hormonal function of the kidneys is not working properly?

A nurse cares for a client with diabetes mellitus who is prescribed metformin (Glucophage) and is scheduled for an intravenous urography the following day. Which action should the nurse take first?

A health care provider prescribed an indwelling urinary catheter for a client that will be undergoing a TURP (transurethral resection of the bladder) . What catheter should the nurse expect the patient will have postoperatively?

A client is admitted with acute kidney injury (AKI) and a urine output greater than 2000 mL/day. What is the major concern of the nurse regarding this client’s care?

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine are measured to assess kidney function. Urea, the end product of protein metabolism, and creatinine, a result of skeletal muscle use, are normally excreted by the kidney. When kidney function is impaired, BUN and creatinine are

A patient is diagnosed with hydronephrosis. What is a serious complication that could result from this condition?