QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON ELIMINATION.

1.A 25years old female is admitted to the Medical Surgical floor complaining of dark urine, with few drops of urine, flank pain.Diagnosis : Acute Glomerulonephritis. What are the early symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis?.

A.Headache ,lower back pain and fever. B.Oliguria( decreased urinary output of 100ml to 400ml per day),Hematuria ( blood in the urine)and also Proteinuria. ( protein in urine)

C.Bloody urine,reduced urine,nausea,headache and vomiting. D.Frequent urination,nauseated and abdominal pain.

Correct answer is B.A,C,and D are all wrong. Follow doctor orders.

2.The nurse prepares plan of care for the Acute Glomerulonephritis patient. The doctor ordered bedrest for this patient. The nurse recognizes that the major purpose of bedrest is to?. A.Prevent further bleeding.

B.Inhibit further renal inflammation.

C.Encouraging eating low salt diet and drink water.

D.Avoid Soda drink water frequently. Correct answer is B.Rationale: There is a connection between activity- Hematuria and Proteinuria.Follow doctor orders.

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Published by edochie99

A Registered Nurse with over twenty years of hospital experience, an author with Masters Degree in Nursing,also Bachelor Degree in Nursing,graduated in 1996 from USC,University of Southern California.MSN in 2009 University of Phoenix.

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