Assessing clients with urinary elimination disorders

The functions of the urinary system (also called the renal system) are to regulate body fluids, to filter metabolic wastes from the bloodstream, to reabsorb needed substances and water into the bloodstream, and to eliminate metabolic wastes and water as urine. Any alteration in the structure or function of the urinary system affects the whole body. In turn, healthy urinary system function depends on the health of other body systems, especially the circulatory, endocrine and nervous systems.