5 Written Questions

1. May help prevent UTIs
2. 50-60 age range; rarely seen in people younger than 40
3. Gonorrhea, chlamydia, and other bacterial infections
4. They ARE NOT irrigated unless there is a specific order to do so; irrigated with 5 - 10 mL sterile NS
   - Label all catheters and drainage tubes in order to calculate output
5. The kidneys

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. liver, bones, ad lungs
   1. What are the common causes of Urethritis?
   2. Bladder cancer usually effects what age group?
   3. Where does bladder cancer metastasis to?
   4. What is an important risk factor for bladder cancer?
2. NPO for 4 hours before instillation
   DO NOT empty the patients catheter for 2 hours after the procedure
   Pt. must turn side to side frequently during those 2 hours to distribute the medication
   IMP: for 6 hours after the procedure, all urine and the toilet bowl MUST be disinfected with BLEACH
   1. What is the medical management for patients with Urinary Calculi?
   2. What are the nursing considerations for a patient with BCG chemo?
   3. What are the common causes of Urethritis?
   4. What are the treatment options for patients with bladder cancer?
3. A urine culture
   1. What is important for the nurse to teach a patient with urinary disorders about antibiotics?
   2. The nurse knows that the permanent acid buffer in the body is?
   3. What are the treatment options for patients with bladder cancer?
   4. The nurse knows that in a patient with Cystitis, what is the most accurate diagnostic tool?
4. Patients who have persisten infections need supression therapy. Supression therapy is small dose of antibiotics taken once daily or several times a week.
   1. What is the definition of supression therapy and it's use in patients with cystitis?
   2. What is the significance of vaginal estrogen for postmenopausal women?
   3. What is the medical management for patients with Urinary Calculi?
   4. What are the nursing considerations for a patient with BCG chemo?
5. radiation, surgery, and chemotherapy (BCG - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)
   1. What are the treatment options for patients with bladder cancer?
   2. What is the medical management for patients with Urinary Calculi?
   3. What are the nursing considerations for a patient with BCG chemo?
   4. What is an important risk factor for bladder cancer?

4 True/False Questions

1. What is important for the nurse to teach a patient with urinary disorders about antibiotics? → They ARE NOT irrigated unless there is a specific order to do so; irrigated with 5 - 10 mL sterile NS
   - Label all catheters and drainage tubes in order to calculate output

   True        False

2. What is an important risk factor for bladder cancer? → radiation, surgery, and chemotherapy (BCG - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)

   True        False

3. In women with chronic infections who experience symptoms after coitus, what may they be instructed to do? → NPO for 4 hours before instillation
   DO NOT empty the patients catheter for 2 hours after the procedure
   Pt. must turn side to side frequently during those 2 hours to distribute the medication
   IMP: for 6 hours after the procedure, all urine and the toilet bowl MUST be disinfected with BLEACH

   True        False

4. What is the medical management for patients with Urinary Calculi? → 1. Increase fluids
   2. Thiazide diuretics - to prevent calcium reabsorption in teh renal tubules
   3. Vitamin B6, magnesium oxide, or cholestyramine for calcium oxalate stones
   4. Allopurinol for uric acid stones
   5. Morphine - for pain

   True        False