Question 1
The critical care nurse provides a training session on the principles of renal replacement therapies. When discussing how solutes move across a semipermeable membrane from a higher to lower concentration, what is the nurse describing?
◦ Active transport
◦ Ultrafiltration
◦ Osmosis
◦ Diffusion
Question 2
A critically ill patient is being evaluated for acute kidney injury. The nurse should expect which laboratory test to be prescribed for this patient? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels
◦ Urinalysis
◦ Blood-urea-nitrogen level
◦ Serum creatinine
◦ Arterial blood gases
Patient with a cerebrovascular accident.
Nurse collaboration
nephron - functional unit of the kidney
Kidney function
Acute arthritis of the finger joints.
Acute rhinitis