Question

A client is diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease and requires teaching on themanagement of the disorder. Which statement made by the client indicates a need forfurther teaching?
A) "I inherited this disorder from one of my parents."B) "The cysts can get quite large in size."C) "As long as I have one normal kidney, I should be fine."D) "If renal failure develops, I may need to consider dialysis."

Answer 1

Answer:

C) "As long as I have one normal kidney, I should be fine."

Explanation:

The nurse needs to inform the client that multiple cysts are in both kidneys and not only in one of them. Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited disease that can cause the enlargement of the kidneys due to the number of cysts and their growing size, which can lead to dialysis because it makes the kidneys don't work properly.