INP FINAL Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
A basic human need - answerFecal elimination is___________
organs of the gastrointestnal tract - answermouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, anus, defaction
factors affecting fecal elimination - answerprivacy, age, diet, exe...
A basic human need - answer✔Fecal elimination is___________
organs of the gastrointestnal tract - answer✔mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, anus, defaction
factors affecting fecal elimination - answer✔privacy, age, diet, exersize and activity, fluids,
drugs, psychosocial factors, personal habits, position during defication, disability, pain,
preganacy and labor, surgery and anaesthesia, medications, diagnostic tests
normal feces - answer✔stool is brown, soft, formed, mosit and shaped like the rectum. have
normal odour caused by bacterial action in the intestines/
constipation - answer✔passage of a hard dry stool. occurs when feces moves slowly through
the bowels.
impaction - answer✔the prolonged retention and build up of feces in the rectum
diarrhea - answer✔frequent passage of liquid stools, feces move through the intestines rapidlly.
incontinence - answer✔the inability to control the passage of feces and gas through the anus
flatulence - answer✔air passed through the anus, excessive formation of gas or air in the
stomach or intestines
hemmorrhoids - answer✔a swollen vein or group of vein in the region of the anus
digital exam - answer✔a finger exam to be done to check for an impaction
bowel training - answer✔goals: to gain control over bowel movements, to develop a regular
pattern of elimination
bowel diversions - answer✔temporary or permanent artificial opening in the abdominal wall.
creates a stoma, illeostomy or colostomy.
illeostomy - answer✔surgically created opening between the illeum and the abdominal wall
liquid stool
loop colostomy - answer✔temporary in the transerse colon
end colostomy - answer✔proximal ends forms stoma, and distal end is removed or sewn closed
double-barrel colostomy - answer✔bowel is surgically cut, and both ends are brought through
the abdomen
illeoanal pouch anastomosis - answer✔pouch is a reservoir for wastes which are eliminated
from the anus
kock continent ileostomy - answer✔small intestines forms a pouch which is emptied several
times a day
macedo malone antegrate continenece enema - answer✔a procedure developed for client who
has neuropathic or structural abnormality of the anus
ostomy pouches - answer✔the pouch has an adhesive backing that is applied to the skin
observation of feces - answer✔Colour
Amount
Consistency
Presence of blood or mucus
Odour
Shape
Frequency of defecation
Complaints of pain or discomfort
enemas - answer✔introduction of fluid into the rectum and lower colon
reasons to do an enema - answer✔to remove feces, to releive constipation, fecal impaction or
flatulence, to clean bowel of feces before certain surgeries and diagnostic procedures
MD order - answer✔what do you need before you can do an enema?
types of enemas - answer✔tap water, saline, soapsuds
oil retention enema - answer✔ordered to relieve constipation and fecal impaction, oil softens
feces and lubricates the rectum
kidneys - answer✔remove waste from the blood to form urine
ureters - answer✔transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder
bladder - answer✔reservoir fo rurine until the urge to urinate develos
urethra - answer✔urine travels from the bladder and exits through the urethral meatus
functions of the urinary system - answer✔removes waste products from the blood
maintains the bodys water balance
ain structure influences bladder function - answer✔cerebral cortex, thalamus, hypothalamus,
brain stem
1500ml per day - answer✔normal healthy adult urinates___________
normal urine - answer✔pale yellow, straw colored or amber
is clear with no particles
has a faint odour
dysuria - answer✔pain or difficult urination
ESRD - answer✔irreversible damage to kidney tissue
Uremic syndrome - answer✔increase in nitrogenous wastes in the blood
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