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©BRAINBARTER 2024/2025 Nur 203 GU Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers. While performing a physical assessment, the student nurse tells her instructor that she cannot palpate her patient's bladder. Which statement by the instructor is best? a) "Try to palpate again; it takes practice but...

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While performing a physical assessment, the student nurse tells her instructor that she cannot

palpate her patient's bladder. Which statement by the instructor is best?

a) "Try to palpate again; it takes practice but you will locate it."

b) Palpate the patient's bladder only when it is distended by urine.

c) "Document this abnormal finding on the patient's chart."


d) "Immediately notify the nurse assigned to the care of your patient." - answer✔Answer: B


The bladder is not palpable unless it is distended by urine. It is not difficult to palpate the bladder

when distended. The nurse should document her finding, but it is not an abnormal finding. It is

not necessary to notify the nurse assigned to the patient.

Which urine specific gravity would be expected in a patient admitted with dehydration?

a) 1.002

b) 1.010

c) 1.021

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d) 1.030 - answer✔Answer: D


Normal urine specific gravity ranges from 1.010 to 1.025. Specific gravity less than 1.010

indicates fluid volume excess, such as when the patient has fluid overload or when the kidneys

fail to concentrate urine. Specific gravity greater 1.025 is a sign of deficient fluid volume that

occurs, for example, as a result of blood loss or dehydraation.

The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis Urinary Incontinence (Total) is an older adult patient

admitted after a stroke. Urinary Incontinence places the patient at risk for which complication?

a) Skin Breakdown

b) Urinary Tract Infection

c) Bowel Incontinence


d) Renal Calculi - answer✔Answer: A


Urine contains ammonia. which may cause excoriation with prolonged contact with the skin.

Bowel Incontinence, not urinary, increases the patient's risk for UTI. Immobility and high

consumption of calcium-containing foods increase teh risk for renal calculi.

The nurse is caring for a PT who underwent a bowel resection 2 hours ago. His urine output for

the past 2 hours totals 50 mL. Which action should the nurse take?

a) Do nothing; this is normal postoperative urine output.

b) Increase the infusion rate of the PT's IV fluids.

c) Notify the provider about the PT's oliguria.

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d) Administer the PT's routine diuretic dose early. - answer✔Answer: C


The amount of 50 mL in 2 hours is not normal output. The kidneys typically produce 60 mL of

urine per hour. Therefore, the nurse should notify the provider when the patient shows

diminished urine output (oliguria). Patients who undergo abdominal surgery commonly require

increased infusions of IV fluid during the immediate postoperative period. The nurse cannot

provide increased IV fluids without a provider's order. The nurse should not administer any

medications before the scheduled time without a prescription. The provider may hold the

patient's scheduled dose of diuretic if he determines that the patient is experiencing deficient

fluid volume.

The nurse measures the urine output of a PT who requires bedpan to void. Which action should

the nurse take first. Put gloves on and:

a) Have the PT void directly onto the bedpan

b) Pour the urine into a graduated container

c) Read the volume with the container on a flat surface at eye level


d) Observe the color and clarity of the urine in the bedpan - answer✔Answer: A


First, the nurse should put on gloves and have the patient void directly into the bedpan. Next, she

should pour the urine into a graduated container, place the measuring device on a flat surface,

and read the amount at eye level. She should observe the urine for color, clarity, and odor. Then,

if no specimen is required, she should discard the urine in the toilet and clean the container and

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