Chapter 29 & 30 :Bowel & Urinary Flashcards
Which act is appropriate while transferring a client w a indwelling catheter from stretcher to bed?
Hang the drainage bag over the end of stretcher.
Constipation is:
Passage of hard dry stool
Positing for defacation?
Sitting or squatting
A female client has a catheter, the support worker should do the following
Secure cath. Drainage tube to clients inner thigh.
Which describes how a sw can promote the maintenance of a normal urinary elimination during bladder training.
Make sure clients catheter is clamped to prevent drainage.
The following foods are needed in a diet for normal bowel elimination.
Fruits and vegetables
A colostomy is a surgically created opening between which of the following areas
The colon & abdominal wall.
Why does privacy effect elimination?
Bowel movements and sounds can be embarrassing.
When a client has a cath. And is in bed where should the drainage bag be attached?
Bed frame
How much urine does a healthy adult produce in a day?
1500 ml a day.
How often are osteomy pouches usually changed?
Every 3-7 days
Nocturia
Frequent urination at night.
What is a correct guideline for condom catheter application?
Wash and dry clients penis before applying
Hematuria
Blood in urine
Reflex incontinence
Loss of urine at predictable intervals when the bladder is full.
After a suppository has been administered how long
Does it usually take to work?
30 mins
Bowel movement every 2-3 days…
Not to worry it is a normal pattern for bowel movements
A SW is emptying the urinary drainage bag. Which of the following indicates the SW correctly understands the procedure?
Support worker measures the urine in the drainage bag.
Client c/o constipation, what would you expect the clients stool to look like?
Hard and dry.
When does bowel elimination commonly occur?
After breakfast.
What does a support worker need to observe about a clients stool?
Colour Amount Consistency Odour Shape Size
How often is catheter care provided to a client with an indwelling catheter?
Once or twice a day
What does the term flatulence mean?
The excessive formation of gas or air in the stomach and intestines
When a patient receives a permanent ureterostomy the support worker needs to report which observations?
Changes to patients skin around the stoma
