Chapter 14 EAQ- Medical Surg EXAM | CORRECT ANSWERS100% | Devry University

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Chapter 14 EAQ: Medical Surg A young woman suspects she has a urinary tract infection because she has been experiencing pain and burning with urination. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) informs h... er that which laboratory test will be performed? A patient reports having a bowel movement shortly after the first meal of the day. This symptom is consistent with which type of incontinence? During her yearly gynecologic physical examination, a patient confides in the nurse that she urinates every time she jogs. The nurse documents the presence of which type of incontinence? Which method is most effective in the management of urge and reflex incontinence? A patient has been experiencing loose stools for the past week. The nurse suggests increasing intake of which foods to decrease stool frequency? Which task may be delegated to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP), when determining the cause of a patient’s incontinence? A patient is incontinent of feces. The nurse cleanses the patient with soap and water as soon as possible. What is the rationale for the nurse’s action? Enemas are appropriate for which type of fecal incontinence? The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is contributing to the plan of care for a patient who needs bladder training. Which intervention would the nurse What are the four basic types of urinary incontinence? Select all that apply. Which medication classifications are most commonly used for urinary incontinence management? In preconference, a nursing instructor quizzes a student on the definition of dysuria. What should be the student’s response? A patient has fecal incontinence because of nerve damage, therefore causing the muscles of the pelvic floor to be weak. The nurse recognizes this as which type of incontinence? A patient has 80 mL of postvoid residual (PVR). How would the nurse interpret this information? Which type of fecal incontinence is caused by constipation that includes fecal matter in the entire colon? During data collect, a nurse discovers that a patient voluntarily expelled feces that were black and sticky. How would the nurse chart this finding? Which intervention would the nurse implement for a patient with urge incontinence? A patient is incontinent of feces. The nurse cleanses the patient with soap and water as soon as possible. What is the rationale for the nurse’s action? A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a female patient with incontinence. Which area illustrates the bladder? In preconference, a nursing instructor quizzes a student on the definition of dysuria. What should be the student’s response? Which type of treatment may be used for neurogenic incontinence? A patient has fecal neurogenic incontinence. The staff has tried scheduled toileting, but it has not been successful. Which treatment would the nurse expect next? The licensed practical nurse would document which nursing action for a patient who has a pessary? During a focused data collection, which comment would the nurse expect from a patient with stress incontinence? The licensed practical nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing the anorectal form of fecal incontinence. Which instruction would need to be included in patient teaching? Which nursing action is appropriate for a patient with fecal overflow incontinence? A patient has been prescribed bethanechol chloride for the treatment of urinary incontinence. The patient tells the licensed practical nurse (LPN) that she has a history of asthma. The nurse would notify which member of the health care team first? A patient reports that he is taking a medication used to treat overflow incontinence associated with prostate enlargement. The nurse is aware that which medication is used for this purpose? Which treatment is appropriate for a patient with anorectal incontinence? A nurse is administering dutasteride (Avodart) to a patient. Which patient is being prescribed this drug? A female patient is undergoing a physical examination because of reports of fecal incontinence. The health care provider plans to perform a pelvic and then a rectal examination to assess for prolapse of abdominal organs and to evaluate perineal muscle tone. The nurse prepares the patient and explains that the rectal examination is an assessment of which factor? Which technique will the nurse use to test a patient for postvoid residual? The nurse is caring for a patient with recent onset of fecal incontinence. The licensed practical nurse is assisting with data collection. Which finding would be significant? Which foods would the patient with fecal incontinence be instructed to avoid? Select all that apply. A patient asks the nurse how a pessary is used. What would be the nurse’s response? After reviewing the chart, which finding alerts the nurse to the cause of the patient’s sudden development of urinary incontinence? Which term describes a person who voids inappropriately because of an inability to get to the toilet or to manage the mechanics of the toilet? Which statement indicates that patient teaching has been effective regarding pelvic muscle (Kegel) exercises? A patient comes to the walk-in clinic with complaints of urinary incontinence stating, "Every time I cough, sneeze, or lift anything heavy, I wet myself." The health care provider has prescribed duloxetine. The patient says, "Isn’t this an antidepressant? Why is the physician prescribing an antidepressant when I need something for bladder control?" What is the nurse’s response? "Duloxetine is an antidepressant, but it is also prescribed to help with stress incontinence by sphincter contraction." A nurse is using an open hand to gently press on a patient’s abdomen over the bladder to promote urine passage. What is the nurse demonstrating? A patient is having a condom catheter placed. The nurse will intervene if the nursing assistant completes which action? [Show More]

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