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    HESI RN Med surg proctored exam 3

    While assessing a client following lithotripsy with stent insertion, which data indicates to the nurse that the procedure was successful?

    Explanation & Rationale

    Choice A reason: Denial of urinary frequency, urgency, or dysuria is a good sign of symptom relief but does not directly confirm the success of the lithotripsy in terms of stone removal.Choice B reason: The presence of stone fragments in the urine after lithotripsy indicates that the procedure successfully broke up the kidney stones, allowing them to be excreted. This is a direct and specific measure of the procedure's effectiveness.Choice C reason: Pale pink urine with no observable blood clots is a positive sign and suggests that there is no significant bleeding, but it does not directly confirm the removal of the kidney stones.Choice D reason: Normal serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels indicate good kidney function but do not specifically reflect the success of the lithotripsy in breaking up and removing the stones.

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