When the patient asks why he has had so many urinary tract infections (UTIs), the nurse points out that UTIs can result from: 

A patient is complaining of moderate bladder pain and spasms secondary to a UTI.  Which drug would assist in relieving symptoms? 

Which condition warrants the use of acetazolamide (Diamox) as a diuretic? 

The nurse recommends that in order to keep optimum flow through the urinary system, a person should have a minimum intake of ____________ mL/day. 

A nurse gets a positive Chvostek’s sign on a young women with bulimia who has been giving herself frequent enemas containing phosphate.  The nurse anticipates a laboratory finding of __________ mEq/L.

What would the nurse anticipate if a patient with a history of type 2 diabetes is prescribed a thiazide diuretic? 

An older adult client in a long-term care facility has dementia and begins to have frequent episodes of urinary incontinence.  After the provider finds no medical cause for his incontinence, which of the following interventions should the nurse initiate to manage this behavior? 

The nurse is attempting to irrigate an indwelling catheter.  Which action by the student nurse best indicates an understanding of the correct procedure to employ? 

When a patient who is 8 hours postoperative from a total thyroidectomy shows a positive Chvostek’s sign and complains of muscle cramps, the nurse interprets these assessments as indicative of: 

Which clinical manifestation(s) would the nurse assess in a patient with hypothyroidism? (Select all that apply)