Renal Nclex Exam Questions & Solutions

The nurse is reinforcing dietary instructions to a client with renal calculi who must learn to eat an alkaline-ash diet. The nurse determines that the client has properly understood the information presented if the client chooses which selection from a diet menu? {Ans: Spinach, milk and a banana}The client with diabetes mellitus receiving peritoneal dialysis asks the nurse why it is important to leave the dialysate infused only for a specific amount of time. The nurse responds that not adhering to the dwell time can increase the risk of the client experiencing which complication? {Ans: Hyperglycemia}The nurse is evaluating the assessment of a client's arteriovenous fistula being used for hemodialysis. Which findings would prompt the nurse to notify the health care provider immediately? Select all that apply. {Ans: No thrill palpated at fistula site No bruit auscultated at the fistula site Absent pulse distal to the arteriovenous fistula}A client with chronic kidney disease has been on dialysis for 3 years. The client is receiving the usual combination of medications for the disease, including aluminum hydroxide as a phosphate-binding agent. The client now has mental cloudiness, dementia, and complaints of bone pain. Which does this data indicate?