A healthy adult produces ____ of urine a day - ANSWERS1500 ml
The urine may be bright yellow if the person eats - ANSWERSCarrots and sweet potatoes
When you place a commode over the toilet, make sure you - ANSWERSLock the wheels
Dribbling of urine that occurs with laughing, sneezing, cough...
A healthy adult produces ____ of urine a day - ANSWERS1500 ml
The urine may be bright yellow if the person eats - ANSWERSCarrots and sweet potatoes
When you place a commode over the toilet, make sure you - ANSWERSLock the wheels
Dribbling of urine that occurs with laughing, sneezing, coughing, lifting - ANSWERSStress incontinence
When you do not answer lights quickly or do not position the call light within the persons reach, it can
cause - ANSWERSFunctional incontinence
A person may have an indwelling catheter when he or she - ANSWERSHas wounds and pressure ulcers
from contact with urine
When cleaning a catheter, you - ANSWERSShould clean from the meatus down the cath about 4 inches
If a catheter is accidentally disconnected from the drainage bag, you should tell the nurse at once adn
then - ANSWERSWipe the end fo the tube and end of the cath with antiseptic wipes and reconnect
Leg bags need to be emptied more often because - ANSWERSIt holds less than 1000 ml
When applying a condom cath, - ANSWERSApply elastic tape in a spiral around the penis
When you assist with bladder training for a person with an indwelling catheter - ANSWERSHold the
clamp for one hour
, A person tries several times to have a BM and cannot. Liquid feces seep form the anus. This probably
means the person has a - ANSWERSFecal impaction
When a person has fecal incontinence, it is important to help the person with elimination -
ANSWERSAfter meals every 2-3 hours
When the nurse delegates preparing a soapsuds enema for an adult to you, - ANSWERSMix 3-5 ml of
Castile soap in 500-1000ml of tap water
When you give an enema of 750-1000ml, it should be given to the person over about - ANSWERS10-15
minutes
If you are giving an enema and the person complains of cramping, - ANSWERSClamp the tube until the
cramping subsides
When giving a small volume enema, do not release pressure on the bottle solution because -
ANSWERSSolution will be drawn back in to the bottle
When giving a small volume enema, insert the tip - ANSWERS2 inches into the rectum
An oil retention enema is given to soften - ANSWERSThe feces and lubricate the rectum
The skin around an ileostomy can be irritated by - ANSWERSDigestive juices in the stool
When cleaning the skin around the stoma, you - ANSWERSUse soap and other cleansing agents as
directed by the nurse
Some people function better in the morning due to - ANSWERSCircadian rhythm
When a person takes sleeping pills, sleep may not restore the person because of - ANSWERSThe length
of REM sleep is reduced
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