Nurse Bowel Elimination Quiz

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Nurse Bowel Elimination Quiz

The primary organ of bowel elimination is...

The large intestine in adults is approximately how long?

Which of the following is true

Which of the following is the definition of intestinal gas?

What refers to the emptying of te large intestine?

Which of the following is not a muscle used to create pressure in aiding in defecation?

What is the term used to descibe the technique of "bearing down" when passing a bowel movement?

Which of the following is true?

At what age are the internal and external anal sphincters fully developed, leading to the voluntary control of defecation?

Which of the following accurately describe constipation?

Alcohol and coffee have a...

Chocolate has a....

Certain fruits and vegetables and bran have a...

In what order should one perform an abdominal assessment?

______ in stool is blood that his hidden in the specimen or cannot be seen on gross examination. Can be deteced with simple screening tests.

What colour stool intdicate upper gastrointestinal bleeding, such as from a peptic ulcer.

Bright-red blood in stool is an indicator of __________ bleeding, such as from _________ or polyps.

When preserving a specimen en-route to the laboratory, the most efficient method is:

_______ is the direct visual examination of body organs or cavities.

_________ is the visual examination of the esophagus, the stomach, and the duodenum.

___ ____ ___ tests are used to detect gastrointestinal bleeding

When seating a patient in bed to use a bed pan, situate the head of the bed between ____ and ____ degrees.

To promote regular defecation, ______ to ______ mL intake and a _____ ______ diet intake is recommended.

Patients with reduced _____ or ______ in their diets are at high risk for constipations.

Which psychological condition makes patients at high risk for constipation?

Patients with ________ ________ _______ diseases or local lesions that cause pain, are at high risk for constipation

________ is a type drug used to empty the intestinal tract in preparation for surgery or diagnositc tests.

The most common cause of chronic constipation is the habitual use of ________

__________ is the passage of excessively liquid, ______ stools.

Diarrhea is a _________ response with the cause is irritants in the intestinal tract.

After diarrhea stops, suggest the intake of fermented pdairy products, such as ________ or __________, to promote the return of normal bowel flora.

When having diarrhea, if oral intake is possible, the patient should be advised to avoid: highly spiced foods, _____ fruits and vegetables, rich foods, especially _______, and _______ foods.

__________ is the ecessive formation of gasses in the stomach or intestines.

When flatulence is not expelled but accumulates in the intestinal tract, the condition is referred to as ______ ______ or _______.

If ambulation does not relieve flatulence, the physican may order a _______ _____ to be inserted. This helps to stimulate ____ and provide a massageway for the escape of flatus.

Which of the following is a reason for using a cleansing enema:

The most common types of solutions used for cleansing enemas are: tap water (________ solution), normal saline solution (_______ solution), soap solution, and ________ solution.

Hypotonic and isotonic enemas are

Hypertonic solution preparations are available commercially and are administered in _______ volumes

True or false: Hypertonic enemas are in larger doses than hypotonic enemas

_______ are retained in the bowel for a prolonged period of time

A _____ _____, or ______ _____, enema is occasionally prescribed to expel flatus

A Fleet enema is a:

A ______ is a conical or oval solid substance shaped for easy insertion into a body cavity and designed to melt at body temperature.

What is the prolonged retention or an accumulation of fecal material that forms a hardened mass in the rectum, that prevents the passage of normal stools.

Which of the following is a sign of fecal impaction?

What is the inability of the anal sphincter or control the discharge of recal and gaseous material.

Bowel incontinence can be due to:

True or False:The difference between fecal impaction and constipation is that constipation is slow moving stool who's water is reabsorbed by the body. Fecal impaction on the other hand is stool that is "stuck"

A fecal incontience ____ is a device that can be secured around the anal opening and is attached to gravity drainage, allowing liquid stool (diarrhea) to accumulate in a collection bag

Bright-red blood in stool is an indicator of __ bleeding, such as from _ or polyps.

_ _ tests are used to detect gastrointestinal bleeding

When seating a patient in bed to use a bed pan, situate the head of the bed between and degrees.

To promote regular defecation, __ to mL intake and a _ ____ diet intake is recommended.

Patients with reduced _ or __ in their diets are at high risk for constipations.

Patients with __ _ diseases or local lesions that cause pain, are at high risk for constipation

____ is the passage of excessively liquid, stools.

After diarrhea stops, suggest the intake of fermented pdairy products, such as or __, to promote the return of normal bowel flora.

When having diarrhea, if oral intake is possible, the patient should be advised to avoid: highly spiced foods, _ fruits and vegetables, rich foods, especially _, and _____ foods.

When flatulence is not expelled but accumulates in the intestinal tract, the condition is referred to as or ___.

If ambulation does not relieve flatulence, the physican may order a _____ _ to be inserted. This helps to stimulate __ and provide a massageway for the escape of flatus.

The most common types of solutions used for cleansing enemas are: tap water (____ solution), normal saline solution (_ solution), soap solution, and ______ solution.

A ___ _, or _, enema is occasionally prescribed to expel flatus