A client diagnosed with CKD has begun to experience periods of epistaxis and has developed bruising of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. The nurse recognizes these manifestations as:

The family members of a client who has been diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) ask the nurse what they should do to find out if they have this disease. The nurse will respond that they should visit with their health care provider and ask about having which lab/diagnostic test to screen for the disease?

A client in the hospital is frustrated at the inconvenience of having to collect their urine for an entire day and night as part of an ordered 24-hour urine-collection test. The client asks the nurse why the test is necessary since the client provided a single urine sample 2 days prior. How could the nurse BEST respond?

A nurse educator is performing client education with a 51-year-old client who has been recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Which INCORRECT statement by the client requires the nurse to correct or clarify?

The nurse is reviewing the laboratory work of several medical clients. Which laboratory result is MOST suggestive of abnormalities in kidney function?

The nurse is preparing the client with suspected bladder cancer for a biopsy via cystoscopy. What does the nurse teach the client about cystoscopy?

A new client on hemodialysis is watching their blood being filtered through a dialyzer. The client asks the nurse how much blood typically passes through the kidney every minute? The nurse responds:

An older adult client has been hospitalized for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis. Which characteristic of the client is MOST likely implicated in the etiology of this current health problem?

A 24-year-old college student has presented to the campus medical clinic with reports of frequent burning urination and, subsequent to urinalysis, has been diagnosed with an acute lower urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Escherichia coli. What teaching will the clinician provide to the student?

In the intensive care unit (ICU), the nurse is caring for a trauma client who has abdominal injuries, is beginning to have a decrease in BP and increased pulse rate, and is pale with diaphoretic skin. The nurse is assessing the client for hemorrhagic shock. If the client is in shock, the nurse would expect to find: