Urinary Assessment

Question 1

What are 3 pieces of subjective data you could collect?

Answer 1

1. appetite or weight changes
2. voiding habits
3. psychological factors

Question 2

What is the normal amount of urination a day?

Answer 2

2500-3000ml

Question 3

What amount of urination is considered oliguria?

Answer 3

<500ml/24hours

Question 4

What is anuria?

Answer 4

no urine output
<100ml/24hours

Question 5

What is dysuria?

Answer 5

pain with urination

Question 6

At what time should you stop administering diuretics?

Answer 6

after 4pm

Question 7

What disease has a common symptom of nocturia?

Answer 7

CHF

Question 8

What does hematuria indicate?

Answer 8

infection or kidney stones

Question 9

What is pyuria?

Answer 9

pus in urine

Question 10

What does pyuria indicate?

Answer 10

infection or kidney stones

Question 11

What is urgency?

Answer 11

patient feels like they can’t hold it because of an incompetent sphincter, pregnancy, UTI, or potty training

Question 12

What is frequency?

Answer 12

urinating often but in small amounts because of UTI or pregnancy

Question 13

What are the 5 types of urinary incontinence?

Answer 13

1. stress
2. urge
3. reflex
4. functional
5. total

Question 14

What is the volume of an average void?

Answer 14

250-450ml

Question 15

How much urine should a person make in an hour?

Answer 15

30mL

Question 16

What medication causes the urine to be bright yellow?

Answer 16

Pyridium

Question 17

What does increased concentration cause?

Answer 17

increased odor

Question 18

What does infection cause?

Answer 18

offensive/foul odor

Question 19

What is the trend with infants and urination?

Answer 19

frequent dilute urination

Question 20

When should children have daytime continence?

Answer 20

by 3 years

Question 21

When should children have nighttime continence?

Answer 21

by 4-5 years

Question 22

What is nocturnal enuresis?

Answer 22

technical term for bedwetting

Question 23

Benign Prostate Hypertrophy causes and increased occurrence of?

Answer 23

urinary retention

Question 24

When is intake and output appropriate?

Answer 24

with patients on IV fluids

Question 25

When should intake and output be summed?

Answer 25

every 8 hours

Question 26

What kind of stool is not included in output?

Answer 26

formed stools

Question 27

How many ml are in 1oz?

Answer 27

30ml

Question 28

What are the 3 types of urine collection?

Answer 28

random, clean catch, 24-hour

Question 29

When taking a random urine collection is it sterile?

Answer 29

no

Question 30

What are details included with the 24-hour urine collection?

Answer 30

discard first void keep all urine on ice to help prevent growth

Question 31

In what situation would you use a mini-cath?

Answer 31

in situations where it is difficult to collect specimen

Question 32

How do you collect urine from infants and children?

Answer 32

collection bags

Question 33

How four things do you label a urine sample with?

Answer 33

1. patients name 2. patient's identification number 3. nurse initials 4. date and time

Question 34

What 6 things do you include when documenting urine?

Answer 34

1. color 2. concentration 3. specific gravity 4. pH 5. proteins 6. glucose

Question 35

What does C & S stand for?

Answer 35

urine culture and sensitivity

Question 36

What is the normal specific gravity of urine?

Answer 36

1.005-1.030

Question 37

The higher the specific gravity...

Answer 37

the more concentrated the urine

Question 38

What 5 things do reagent strips test for?

Answer 38

1. glucose 2. ketones 3. blood 4. protein 5. WBC

Question 39

What are two waste products of metabolism?

Answer 39

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine

Question 40

What does an elevation in BUN mean?

Answer 40

kidney function is decreasing

Question 41

What is the normal value of BUN?

Answer 41

6-20mg/dL

Question 42

What is the normal value of creatinine in males?

Answer 42

0.9-1.3mg/dL

Question 43

What is the normal value of creatinine in females?

Answer 43

0.6-1.1mg/dL

Question 44

What is the normal value of urine specific gravity?

Answer 44

1.005-1.030

Question 45

What is the most input and output can vary without being concerning?

Answer 45

500ml