Understanding Renal Function Tests
hosted byRnCeus Interactive
Understanding Renal Function Tests is organized by RnCeus Interactive.
Expiration: 6/30/2024
Target Audience:
The target audience for this program is nurses and other health care professionals working in all health care settings with patients across the age continuum who have laboratory assessments of renal function.
Course Objectives:
• Describe the function of the kidney.
• Identify characteristics of the following degrees of renal dysfunction: diminished renal reserve, renal insufficiency, renal failure, and end-stage renal disease.
• Identify normal values for the following renal function tests: Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum and urine creatinine, creatinine clearance, urinary urea nitrogen and nitrogen balance, serum and urine osmolality, serum and urinary uric acid.
• Compare and contrast factors that affect the BUN and serum creatinine levels.
• Give examples of changes in serum and urine osmolality and propose appropriate nursing interventions.
