A client who was recently prescribed spironolactone calls the clinic and reports, “I am not urinating as much as I did when I first started taking this medication.” What would be an appropriate question for the nurse to ask this client?

A 68-year-old client, who has type 1 diabetes, is to receive hydrochlorothiazide. Before administration of this medication, what information is most important for the nurse to communicate to the client?

A patient receiving acetazolamide IV for altitude sickness becomes confused, has rapid respirations, and reports tingling in their extremities. Which of the following should the nurse do first?

A client diagnosed with glaucoma has been prescribed a diuretic. What drug does the nurse suspect the client will be prescribed?

According to summaries of several studies, which of the following behaviors was NOT found to be associated with deceptive communication?


The _________ personality is not interested in interpersonal relationships, manipulates others for selfish purposes, and has little sense of social morality.

Which statement made by a student nurse demonstrates understanding about the secretory functions of the kidney?

Which of the following dietary recommendations is most appropriate for a patient with calcium oxalate kidney stones?

A client presents with a specific type of renal calculi that is not widely prevalent. The nurse knows that this client has been undergoing chemotherapy as part of his or her treatment for cancer. Which is an associated characteristic of the type of renal calculi that is most likely to be present in this client?

The nurse suspects a patient may have developed peritonitis from peritoneal dialysis. Which laboratory value most strongly supports this diagnosis?