Assessment of kidney and Urinary Tract Function Quiz

1. An elderly patient has been in bed for several days after a fall. The nurse encourages ambulation to stimulate the movement of urine through the ureter by what phenomenon?

2. Mastering voluntary micturition is a normal developmental task for which person?

3. . Oliguria is said to be present when urinary output is:

4. The nurse is talking to a group of older women about changes in the urinary system related to aging. What symptom is likely to be the common concern for this group?

5. The nurse should inform a patient that preparation for intravenous urography includes:

6. A patient has sustained a minor kidney injury. Which structure must remain functional in order to form urine from blood?

7. Significant nursing assessment data relevant to renal function should include information about:

8. 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?

9. . Nursing responsibilities after renal angiography include:

10. Which personal action is most likely to cause the kidneys to produce and release erythropoietin?

11. Increased blood osmolality will result in:

12. Which renal change associated with aging does the nurse expect an older adult patient to report?

13. Which event is most likely to trigger renin production?

14. The normal amount of sodium ingested and excreted in the urine is approximately

15. A cystoscope allows visualization of the:

16. Nursing management after a renal brush biopsy includes:

17. A major manifestation of uremia is:

18. An older adult male patient has a history of an enlarged prostate. The patient is most likely to report which symptom associated with this condition?

19. A major sensitive indicator of kidney disease is the

20. In which circumstance is the regulatory role of aldosterone most important in order for the person to maintain homeostasis?

21. Impairment in the thirst mechanism associated with aging makes an older adult patient more vulnerable to which disorder?

22. Vitamin D is converted to its active form in the kidney. If this function fails, which electrolyte imbalance will occur?

23. Based on the nurse’s knowledge of the normal function of the kidney, which large particles are not found in the urine because they are too large to filter through the glomerular capillary walls? (Select all that apply.)