Chapter 22 Urinary Elimination Flashcards
Catheter
A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening
Catheterization
The process of inserting a catheter
Dysuria
Painful or difficult (dys) urination (uria)
External catheter
A catheter placed on the outside of the body (male or female) and drains urine to a collection container
Foley catheter
See indwelling catheter
Functional incontinence
The person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time
Hematuria
Blood (heat-) in the urine (-uria)
Incontinence
The inability to control urination or defecation
Indwelling catheter
A catheter left in the bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag; retention catheter or Foley catheter
Micturition
See urination
Mixed incontinence
The combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence
Nocturia
Frequent urination (uria) at night (noct)
Oliguria
Scant amount (olig) of urine (uria) less than 500 mL in24 hours
Overflow incontinence
Small amount of urine leak from a full bladder
Polyuria
Abnormally large amounts (poly) of urine (uria)
Reflex incontinence
Urine is lost at predictable intervals when the bladder is full
Retention catheter
See indwelling catheter
Straight catheter
A catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed
Stress incontinence
When urine leaks during exercise and certain movements that cause pressure on the bladder
Transient incontinence
Temporary or occasional incontinence that is reversed when the cause is treated
Urge incontinence
The loss of urine in response to a sudden urgent need to void; the person cannot get to a toilet in time
Urinary frequency
Voiding at frequent intervals
Urinary incontinence
The involuntary loss or leakage of urine
Urinary urgency
The need to void at once
Urination
The process of emptying urine from the bladder; micturition or voiding
Voiding
See urination
Which is False?
Urine normally has an ammonia odor
Which is NoT a rule for normal elimination?
Stay with the person who uses the bedpan
The person using a standard bedpan is in the
Fowler Position
After using the urinal , the man should
Use the call light
After a person uses a command, you should
Clean and disinfect the container, seat, and commode parts
Urinary incontinence
Requires good skin care
Which is NoT a cause of functional incontinence?
UTI
A person has an indwelling catheter. Which is Not correct?
Keep the drainage bag above the level of the bladder
A person has an indwelling catheter. Which is Not correct?
Tape any leaks at the connection site
A person has an indwelling catheter. You are going to turn the person from the left side to right side. What should you do with the drainage bag?
Move it to the right side
When giving catheter care, you clean the catheter
From the meatus down the catcher about 4 inches
Mr. Cooper has a condom catheter. You apply elastic tape
In a spiral fashion
The goal of bladder training is to
Gain control of urination
A person is taught to ignore the urge to void. This type of bladder training is called
Bladder retraining
When applying an incontinence product, what part should you place in the persons perineal area?
The center
