Overactive bladder - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion. The patient is now receiving IV medications on a regular basis. What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug therapy? A) Monitor the patient's bleeding time B) Check the patient's blood glucose levels C) Record baseline vital signs D) Monitor the IV site for redness, swelling, or pain A patient is in the clinic after 6 weeks of taking riluzole...

1. The nursing instructor is teaching a session explaining the various drugs usedto treat urinary tract infections. The instructor determines the session is successful when the students correctly choose which organ as most often affected by infections? A) Bladder B) Kidney C) Urethra D) Ureters Answer: A Rationale: The urinary tract consists of the following anatomic structures: kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate gland, and urethra. UTIs most commonly affect the bladder. Question fo...

Exam 2: NR224/ NR 224 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Fundamentals Skills Exam Prep| Questions and Verified Answers - Chamberlain QUESTION 1. A patient is scheduled to have an intravenous pyelogram (IVP) the next morning. Which nursing measures should be implemented before the test? (Select all that apply.) 1. Ask the patient about any allergies and reactions. 2. Instruct the patient that a full bladder is required for the test. 3. Instruct the patient to save all urine in a special c...

Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should - ensure there is good blood flow at the puncture site True or False When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive result. - False A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen should stress to: - Void a small amount of urine before collecting the specimen The client has an indwelling catheter. The nurse should obtain a sterile urine specimen by - usi...

Vitamin C correct answers May help acidity urinary crystals Vaginitis, rashes, confusion and arrhythmias. correct answers Medications that may be used for a UTI include cefazolin (ancef) which may cause Confusion correct answers UTI in elderly may present as Ditropan correct answers Overactive bladder treatment Warm water over perineum correct answers Under active bladder Epididymitis correct answers Increase fluid, ease force of stream, use condoms Bethanechol chloride correct...

NURS 5334 Study Questions and Answers Exam 2 2022/2023.  What are the basic mechanisms by which neuropharmocologic agents act? o Can modify the disease process o Act at the sites of actions which is the axons versus synapses and steps in synaptic transmission and effects of drugs on the steps of synaptic transmission  Transmittter synthesis is the first step in transmission. What are the other 4 steps? o Transmitter storage, transmitter release, receptor binding, and termination of t...

NURS 6521 / NURS6521 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam | 100% Correct| Question and Answers | Latest 2022 / 2023 1. A patient is receiving long-term clindamycin therapy for a life-threatening infection. The nurse will begin by monitoring this drug therapy by obtaining ~ Answer: a baseline CBC 2. A 45-year-old woman with acute leukemia will begin chemotherapy with vincristine. The nurse is aware that vincristine must always be administered. ~ Answer: through a central ...

Pt on heparin in hospital setting. Why start coumadin 2 days before dc? Because coumadin needs a couple days before it starts working. Angina: bc pts dev tolerance to long-acting nitroglycerine w/i 1 day. How to prevent? Pts must have 8hrs with no nitroglycerine every days. Hint: At night, remove nitro patch bc no risk of exertional angina Underlying cause of angina coronary disease, athlerosclerosis Why do we give aspirin in pts w/atherosclerosis? Aspirin is an antiplatelet.. Prevents the exist...

NR601/ NR 601 Final Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Primary Care of the Maturing and Aged Family Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct |Grade A – Chamberlain Q: How is overactive bladder defined? Answer: 1. Urgency, usually with frequency and nocturia 2. With or without urge incontinence Q: Treatment for overactive bladder is the same as treatment for _____ Answer: Urge incontinence Oxybutynin or mirabegron Q: Symptoms of BPH (storage, void and...

Final Exam: NUR2571/ NUR 2571 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Professional Nursing II Guide| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Rasmussen Q: glomerulonephritis Answer: inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney CAN NOT FILTER Q: glomerulonephritis RISK FACTORS Answer: STREP 1-2 WEEKS BEFORE HYPERTENSION DIABETES & LUPUS Q: glomerulonephritis S/S Answer: EDEMA WEIGHT GAIN DYSPNEA DECREASE URINE OUTPUT Q: glomerulonephritis LABS ...

Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should - ensure there is good blood flow at the puncture site True or False When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive result. - False A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen should stress to: - Void a small amount of urine before collecting the specimen The client has an indwelling catheter. The nurse should obtain a sterile urine specimen by - usi...