Elimination Definitions

Question 1

Diarrhea

Answer 1

Increased number of stools and passage of liquid, unformed feces

Question 2

Constipation

Answer 2

Hard mass of formed stool due to decreased peristalsis

Question 3

Impaction

Answer 3

Unrelieved, harden feces in rectum

Question 4

Ostomy

Answer 4

Surgically created stoma in small or large intestine for feces passage

Question 5

Hemorrhoid

Answer 5

Distension in rectal folds, formed due to straining pressure

Question 6

Void or Micturate

Answer 6

To urinate

Question 7

Incontinence

Answer 7

Inability to control release of urine from bladder

Question 8

Dribbling

Answer 8

Urine leakage despite voluntary control of micturation

Question 9

Frequency

Answer 9

Voiding more than 8x during wake hours or less than every 2 hours

Question 10

Urgency

Answer 10

Immediate, strong urge to void, not easily deferred

Question 11

Hesitancy

Answer 11

Delay in start of urinary stream when voiding

Question 12

Rentention

Answer 12

Urine retained in bladder, acute or chronic

Question 13

Polyuria

Answer 13

Excessive urinary output

Question 14

Oliguria

Answer 14

Diminished urinary output, <30mL hourly

Question 15

Anuria

Answer 15

Absent urinary output, <100mL daily

Question 16

Dysuria

Answer 16

Pain or discomfort with voiding

Question 17

Nocturia

Answer 17

Awakening from sleep with urge to void

Question 18

Hematuria

Answer 18

Blood in urine

Question 19

Proteinuria

Answer 19

Protein in the urine