Herzing NSG 521 Fundamentals/Health Assessment Exam 3 Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Updat
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NSG 521
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NSG 521
True or FalsePatients with an indwelling catheter do not require peri care
False (we want to limit risk of infection)
Which of the following statements about toilet training is incorrect?
1)Nightime continence occurs after daytime
2)Girls develop bladder control faster than boys
3)Children m...
Herzing NSG 521 Fundamentals/Health
Assessment Exam 3 Questions and
Correct Answers the Latest Update
True or False-
Patients with an indwelling catheter do not require peri care
✓ False (we want to limit risk of infection)
Which of the following statements about toilet training is incorrect?
1)Nightime continence occurs after daytime
2)Girls develop bladder control faster than boys
3)Children must be able to voice the desire to void prior to starting toilet
training
4)Bladder control is present at 1 year of age
✓ 4)Bladder control is present at 1 year of age (We usually potty train around 2 years
of age.
True or False
You can collect a sterile urine specimen from a foley catheter by draining urine
from the collection bag
✓ False (We don't want old urine sitting in the bag. Need to collect urine from the
tube- clamp the tube if there's no urine in the tube, clean the collection port, collect
10mL for UA and 3mL for urine culture, label sterile cup with patient identifiers,
time/date, and unclamp)
When performing a rectal exam the patient should be positioned in a semi-
fowlers position
✓ False (Semi-Fowlers is semi-reclined/sitting up position) Standing is best or lying on
the left side
✓ Patient may feel the urge to poop or pee during exam
You are performing a focused assessment on a patient's urinary output. Which
of the following findings does not require follow-up? Select all that apply.
1)Pain to lower back with urination
2)Urine with mucus in it
3)Discharge from the urinary meatus
4)Urine sample with a pH of 4.8
✓ 4)Urine sample with a pH of 4.8
✓ (The pH of urine usually ranges between 4.6 and 8.2- normally 5-6)
✓ (Normal urine specific gravity ranges from 1.005 to 1.030 (concentrated urine,
≥1.025; dilute urine, ≤1.001 to 1.010)
The nurse is assessing a patient with the following: peaked T waves, irregular
rhythm on the telemetry monitor and patient is complaining of fluttering in the
chest. The nurse suspects which of the following electrolyte disorders?
1)Sodium
2)Calcium
3)Magnesium
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