Posted: July 26th, 2017

The nurse is caring for a cient who Is a retired nurse. A 24-hour urine collection for Creatinine clearance is to be done. The client tells the nurse, “I can’t remember what this test is for.” The best response by the nurse is:

The nurse is caring for a cient who Is a retired nurse. A 24-hour urine collection for Creatinine clearance is to be done. The client tells the nurse, “I can’t remember what this test is for.” The best response by the nurse is:

A. “It provides a way to see if you are passing any protein in your urine.”
B. “It tells how well the kidneys filter wastes from the blood.”
C. “It tells if your renal insufficiency has affected your heart.”
D. “The test measures the number of particles the kidney filters.”