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NCLEX Questions and Answers on Renal System Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient with delusional disorder believes their neighbor is spying on them. The nurse recognizes this as an example of:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Belief of being spied on reflects a persecutory delusion.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse monitors a patient with chronic kidney disease. Which finding indicates fluid overload?
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: Neck vein distention and crackles indicate fluid overload.
Question 3 of 5
The urinary bladder:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The bladder lies posterior to the pubic symphysis (D), a key anatomical position. It has smooth muscle (detrusor), not skeletal (A), connects to the urethra, not ureter (B), and is innervated by pelvic nerves, not cranial XI (C), making D the correct feature.
Question 4 of 5
Glucose is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Glucose is filtered at the glomerulus and fully reabsorbed in the PCT (B), not secreted, under normal conditions. Secretion (A, C) or no reabsorption (D) occurs only in pathology (e.g., diabetes), making B correct.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is NOT a unit of the nephron?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The medullary papilla (D) is a renal pyramid