Elimination

Question 1

What is elimination

Answer 1

Indigestible materials and waste products are excreted from the body

Question 2

How mls of urine is held until the desire to void occurs

Answer 2

250-300

Question 3

Factors impacting bladder elimination

Answer 3

• age
• mobility
• neurocognitive function
• medications
• acute and chronic illness; trauma
• faecal impaction
• volume and type of fluid intake
• availability and condition of facilities
• weight

Question 4

Dysuria def

Answer 4

Painful or difficult urination

Question 5

Polyuria

Answer 5

Abnormally large volume of urine produced

Question 6

Oliguria

Answer 6

Abnormally small volume of urine produced

Question 7

Retention

Answer 7

Inability to pass urine

Question 8

Hematuria

Answer 8

Blood stained urine

Question 9

Dribbling

Answer 9

Leaking of urine from urethra after urinating

Question 10

What bacteria causes utis

Answer 10

E. coli

Question 11

Acute cystitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of bladder

Question 12

Pyelonephritis

Answer 12

Infectio of renal pelvis

Question 13

Risk factors for uti

Answer 13

• gender
• age
• sexual activity
• menopause
• hygiene practices
• anatomical abnormalities
• obstruction causing residual
• catheter use

Question 14

Signs of UTI

Answer 14

• pain
• dysuria
• frequency
• urgency
• foul smelling cloudy
• fever
• blood, nitrates, leukocytes, proteins
• acute confusion (delirium) in elderly

Question 15

How is the decision to void impacted

Answer 15

• opportunity
• privacy
• availability of toilet

Question 16

After how many mls does it become difficult to control the bladder?

Answer 16

> 500

Question 17

How long are children generally incontinent

Answer 17

1-2 years

Question 18

How can u measure fluid balance?

Answer 18

• daily weights
• input and output
• obs

Question 19

Factors Effecting Bowel Pattern

Answer 19

• age
• food/fluid intake
• exercise
• meds
• opportunity
• consistency in life style
• emotions
• disease state
• psychological factors
• race/culture

Question 20

What should you inspect in faeces?

Answer 20

• colour
• odur
• Consistency
• Frequency
• Amount
• Shape
• Constitutions

Question 21

How can you maintain normal bowel functions?

Answer 21

• diet
• Review of medications
• Adequate privacy
• Dignity
• Safety
• Position

Question 22

Organic causes of constipation

Answer 22

• obstruction
• Spinal cord surgery
• stroke
• Parkinson’s disease
• Hypothyroidism
• Diabetes
• Neurogenic disease

Question 23

Non-organic causes of constipation

Answer 23

• dietary factors
• Physical inactivity
• Social economic level
• Psychological factors
• Medication
• Age
• Gender

Question 24

What types of ostomy are there?

Answer 24

• colonostomy
• ileostomy
• urostomy

Question 25

What is a colonostomy

Answer 25

Opening on to the abdominal surface from the large bowel (colon)

Question 26

Reasons for a colostomy

Answer 26

• cancer
• diverticular disease

Question 27

Diet for colostomy

Answer 27

No restrictions

Question 28

What is an ileostomy

Answer 28

Opening to the abdominal surface from the small bowel

Question 29

Reason for an ileostomy

Answer 29

Cancer
Crohns disease
Ulcerative colitis

Question 30

Ileostomy diet

Answer 30

• caution with fibre
• additional salt intake e
• plenty of fluids

Question 31

What is a uristomy

Answer 31

Made from a deferment of the bowel through which the ureters are diverted

Question 32

Reason for urostomy

Answer 32

Bladder cancer or other cancer that’s has spread to bladder

Question 33

Diet for urostomy

Answer 33

No
Cranberry juice and vitamin c reduces mucus production and uti

Question 34

When should a stoma bag be changed

Answer 34

-1/3 to 1/2 full
- if leaking