Anatomy of the Nephron

The most appropriate nursing action for an uncircumcised male patient with a zipper injury would be to:

Anuria is a common symptom of:

Besides providing pain relief, which nursing action should be included in the plan of care for a patient who has sustained testicular trauma?

Which symptom is present when the urethra is completely transected?

Which question typically elicits the most valuable information from a patient complaining of flank pain?

Which injury resulting from blunt renal trauma typically resolves without surgery?

A 24-year-old man is brought to the emergency department (ED), after having sustained blunt trauma to the left kidney during a boxing match. He is awake and alert. His chief complaint is flank tenderness. Urinalysis reveals microscopic hematuria. All other laboratory values are within normal limits. Vital signs are blood pressure 130/70 mmHg, pulse rate 76 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 20 breaths/minute. He is scheduled for transfer to the medical-surgical unit as soon as a bed is available. Which assessment findings indicate renal trauma:

The physician determines that your patient has a renal contusion. Priority intervention would include:

Which statement regarding the assessment or treatment of urethral trauma is true?

In a patient with renal contusion, if the patient’s pain increases, the nurse’s main priority would be to:

Which of the following would not be commonly seen in a patient suffering from kidney stones?

Which action should be the nurse’s priority when treating a patient with renal colic?

Which procedure would the nurse most likely expect to see used to confirm a diagnosis of renal calculi?

Which medication should be avoided if renal calculi are suspected?

If a kidney were partially obstructed by a calculus, the nurse would expect the patient’s urine output to: