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28 Cards in this Set
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What are the factors affecting bowel elmination?
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Age
Nutrition Fluid Intake Physical Activity Psychological factors Personality habits Fecal Diversions Position during defecation Pain Pregnancy Surgery Anesthesia Medication Dignostic tests |
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What is infrequent, sometimes the painful passage of hard, dry stool?
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Constipation
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What is the accumulation of harderened feces in the rectum?
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Impaction
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What is the frequent evacuation of watery stools?
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Diarrhea
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What is involuntary passing of bowel contents, and is often associated with neurological, mental, or emotional impairments?
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Fecal Incontinence
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What is the accumulation of gas in he GI tract?
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Flatulence
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What is an enlarged or varicose veins in the anal canal?
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Hemorrhoids
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When collecting a stool specimen it should be warm or cool?
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Warm
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What uses a small wooden blade smear small amount of stool on testing slide to test for presence of occult blood?
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Guiac
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This stool specimen is placed into a small plasic container?
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O&P/Culture
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KUB stands for?
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Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder
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What test involves the visualization of colon up to the ileocecal valve?
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Colonoscopy
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This involves he injecion of a nutrient or medicinal liquid into the bowel, irrigation of colon, and radiography of the small bowel...
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Enteroclysis
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When administering an enema, how high do you heat the solution?
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100-105 degrees F
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What side do you position the clien on when administering an enema?
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Left
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How far do you insert an enema into the rectum?
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4 inches
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What are the various types of enemas?
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Tap Water
Saline Hypertonic Soapsuds Oil retention |
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What are some characteristics of an ileostomy?
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Empties from the small intestine
Water is not absorbed Stool is liquid May not be irriagated Drainage pouch is worn at ALL times |
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What are some characteristics of an colostomy?
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Located anywhere along the length of the intestine
Further along he intestinal tract the more solid the stool Reusable or disposable pouch worn Stmadhesive is cut and placed around the stoma to protect the skin from urine or stool |
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What is an ureterostomy?
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Permanent fistula for drainage of a ureter through the abdominal wall
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What is an lleoloop or lleoconduit?
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Ureter drains into a portion of the ileum which forms a pseudo bladder with an artificial opening into the abdominal wall
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What is a healthy stoma appearance?
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Highly vascular
Beefy Red/Pink Smooth Surface |
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How often are you suppose to check a stoma post operative?
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Every 2 hrs for 24 hrs
Every 4 hrs for 28-72 hrs Every 4-8 hrs rountinely or PRN |
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What are some ways you care for a colostomy?
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Clean technique
Use gloves Empty pouch when 1/4-1/3 full Rinse pouch wih warm tap water Change appliance every 4 days or PRN Specimen should be taken from the stoma |
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What is an excellent resource person for clients and healthcare personnel concerning colostomy care?
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Enterosomal Therapist
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When documenting drainage, what things are important to note?
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Amount
Color Consistency Application of cline pouch or dressing Client prepartation |
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All ostomies always permanent?
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No they can be temporary as well
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What controls speed when administering an enema?
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The height of the bag
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