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Renal and Genitourinary Care Plans

Nursing care plans then Renal and Genitourinary

Renal and Genitourinary Care Plans

Access protection, potassium, and fluid balance carried across every shift.

12 plans in this system

Potassium, fluid balance, and access protection recur in every plan in this system. The tested judgment is usually which value to act on first and which medication or procedure to hold.

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Chronic Kidney Disease

Questions here reward the nurse who protects the access and recognizes hyperkalemia early.

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Acute Kidney Injury

Acute kidney injury items test cause and priority, not pathophysiology.

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Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis

These items test whether you can tell a bladder infection from a kidney infection.

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Hemodialysis and Vascular Access

The access arm item appears constantly, and it is often disguised as a routine task such as taking vital signs or drawing labs.

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Peritoneal Dialysis

Cloudy outflow is the single most reliable item in this plan, and the answer is report and culture rather than continue and observe.

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Nephrolithiasis

Straining urine is the highest yield answer in this plan and it beats options that sound more active.

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Transurethral Resection

The output calculation appears constantly and the answer requires subtracting the irrigant.

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Bladder Cancer and Urinary Diversion

The mucus item is the most reliable one in this plan and the answer is increase fluid intake, not obtain a urine culture.

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Nephrotic Syndrome and Glomerulonephritis

Items ask you to choose the best indicator of fluid status, and daily weight beats intake and output, edema rating, and blood pressure.

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Urinary Retention and Catheter Care

When a stem describes possible retention, the correct first action is almost always to scan the bladder.

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Urinary Incontinence

Items give the leakage pattern in the stem and expect you to match the intervention, so read for what triggers the leak before reading the options.

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Kidney Transplant Recipient

The rejection item gives falling urine output with a weight gain and graft tenderness, and the answer is notify the provider, not increase fluids or reassure.

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