A 69-year-old man had a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) early this morning and now has continuous bladder irrigation running. What is the primary goal of this form of irrigation?

The suggestion by the nurse which is most helpful to a patient who complains of chronically not feeling rested after sleep would be:

There is an order to administer a cleansing enema to an adult patient before bowel surgery. The nurse will fill the enema bag with how many milliliters of fluid for this procedure?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been experiencing nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for 3 days. Which urine characteristics does the nurse anticipate?

A postsurgical client has been admitted to the unit with an indwelling urinary catheter that was inserted in the operating room and which is scheduled for removal the following morning. How can the nurse best avoid backflow of urine into the client’s bladder and subsequent infection?

To help reduce a patient’s risk of recurrent cystitis, the nurse teaches the patient to:

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to smoke cigarettes. What is the appropriate nursing action? Select all that apply.

A nurse has performed abdominal assessments on four patients. After reviewing the findings, the nurse is least concerned about problems with bowel elimination for the patient with:

The nurse reminds the patient that digestion of food is a complex process with much of the food breaking down in intestines. The small intestine functions to:

A patient’s urinalysis results are available. Which of the following are considered normal characteristics? (Select all that apply.)