Ch. 25, 26, 27, & 36

Question 1

dysuria

Answer 1

painful or difficult urination; burning on urination

Question 2

functional incontinence

Answer 2

the person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time

Question 3

hematuria

Answer 3

blood in the urine

Question 4

mixed incontinence

Answer 4

the combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence

Question 5

nocturia

Answer 5

frequent urination at night

Question 6

oliguria

Answer 6

scant amount of urine; less than 500 mL in 24 hours

Question 7

over-flow incontinence

Answer 7

small amounts of urine leak from a full bladder

Question 8

polyuria

Answer 8

abnormally large amounts of urine

Question 9

reflex incontinence

Answer 9

urine is lost at predictable intervals when a specific amount of urine is in the bladder

Question 10

stress incontinence

Answer 10

when urine leaks during exercise and certain movements that cause pressure on the bladder

Question 11

transient incontinence

Answer 11

temporary or occasional incontinence that is reversed when the cause is treated

Question 12

urge incontinence

Answer 12

the loss of urine in response to a sudden urgent need to void; the person cannot get to a toilet in time

Question 13

urinary frequency

Answer 13

Voiding at frequent intervals

Question 14

urinary incontinence (UI)

Answer 14

The involuntary loss or leakage of urine

Question 15

urinary retention

Answer 15

Not being able to completely empty the bladder

Question 16

urinary urgency

Answer 16

The need to void at once

Question 17

urination/voiding

Answer 17

The process of emptying urine from the bladder voiding

Question 18

catheter

Answer 18

A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening

Question 19

catheterization

Answer 19

the process of inserting a catheter

Question 20

condom catheter

Answer 20

A soft sheath that slides over the penis and is used to drain urine

Question 21

indwelling catheter

Answer 21

A catheter left in bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag; retention or Foley catheter

Question 22

straight catheter

Answer 22

A catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed

Question 23

colostomy

Answer 23

A surgically created opening (stomy) between the colon (colo) and the body’s surface

Question 24

Constipation

Answer 24

The passage of a hard, dry stool

Question 25

Defecation

Answer 25

The process of excreting feces from the rectum through the anus; bowel movement

Question 26

dehydration

Answer 26

A decrease in the amount of water in the body

Question 27

diarrhea

Answer 27

the frequent passage of liquid stools

Question 28

enema

Answer 28

the introduction of fluid into the rectum and lower colon

Question 29

fecal impaction

Answer 29

the prolonged retention and buildup of feces in the rectum

Question 30

fecal incontinence

Answer 30

the inability to control the passage of feces and flatus through the anus

Question 31

feces

Answer 31

the semi-solid mass of waste products in the colon that is expelled through the anus; stool or stools

Question 32

flatuence

Answer 32

The excessive formation of gas or air in the stomach and intestines

Question 33

flatus

Answer 33

gas or air passed through the anus

Question 34

ileostomy

Answer 34

A surgically created opening between the ileum and the body's surface

Question 35

melena

Answer 35

a black, tarry stool

Question 36

ostomy

Answer 36

A surgically created opening that connects an internal organ to the body's surfaces

Question 37

stool

Answer 37

Excreted feces; stools

Question 38

suppository

Answer 38

A cone-shaped, solid drug that is inserted into a body opening; it melts at body temperature

Question 39

stoma

Answer 39

A surgically create opening seen on the body's surface

Question 40

bony prominence/pressure point

Question 41

intact skin

Answer 41

Normal skin and skin layers without damage or breaks

Question 42

pressure injury

Answer 42

Localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue; the injury is usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device and results from pressure to pressure in combination with shear

Question 43

shear

Answer 43

When layers of the skin rub agaisnt each other; when the skin remains in place and underlying tissues move; and stretch, tearing underlying capillaries and blood vessels and causing tissue damage

Question 44

ulcer

Answer 44

A shallow or deep crater-like sore of the skin or mucous membrane