Author Question: Mary Ellen is a 57-year-old patient who has been incontinent of urine for the past 2 months. Her ... (Read 62 times)

Wadzanai · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Mary Ellen is a 57-year-old patient who has been incontinent of urine for the past 2 months. Her health care provider has scheduled for her to have a test to check for stress urinary incontinence.

For which of the following tests should the nurse prepare Mary Ellen? A. Abdominal radiograph
B. Intravenous pyelogram
C. Endoscopy
D. Urodynamic testing

Question 2

A 36-year-old African American patient has been admitted to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse who is admitting him notes that his blood pressure is 164/98 . Which of the following should the nurse do next?

A. Call the physician to report the blood pressure.
B. Retake the blood pressure with an electronic device.
C. Ask the patient what his blood pressure normally measures.
D. Do nothing; this is within a normal range.

Shshxj · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Urodynamic testing is the gold standard for assessing bladder function or dysfunction by repro-ducing the patient's urinary symptoms.

Answer to Question 2

C
Know the patient's usual range of vital signs. A patient's usual values sometimes differ from the standard range for that age or physical state. Use the patient's usual values as a baseline for comparison with findings taken later.