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Exam 4: Chapter 38 Bowel Elimination Flashcards

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Infants: What is easiest for infants intestines?

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Breast milk

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Stool color for breastfed infants?

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Have more frequent stools and are yellow to golden and loose, and usually have little odor

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Stools for formula fed infants?

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Yellow to brown, and are paste like. Have a strong odor because of decomposition of protein

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Stools of both breastfed and formula fed infants have

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curds and mucus

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Number of Stools of Breastfed vs Formula Fed Infants

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Breastfed: 2-10 a Day
Formula: 1-2 a day

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Food and Fluid: How much fiber and fluid should you intake?

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25-30 G Fiber

2000-3000 mL of fluid

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: What are some high fiber foods?

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WHole grains and brain, dried peas and beans, and freesh fruis and vegetables increase bulk

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Some Constipation foods?

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Processed Cheese, Lean Meat, Eggs, Pasta, Rice, White Bread, Iron, and Calcium Supplements

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Foods with Laxative Effects?

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Certain Fruits and Veggiees, Bran, Chocolate, SPicy Foods, Alcohol, Coffee

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Gas Producing Foods?

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Onions, Cabbage, Beans, Cauliflower

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Short term of stress?

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Diarrhea

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Long term of stress?

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May lead to frequent constipation

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Stool color with any drug that may cause GI bleeding?

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Pink to red to black

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Stool color with iron salts?

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Black stools

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Stool color with bismuth subsalicylate?

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black stools

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: stool color with antacids?

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white discoloration or speckling

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: stool color with antibiotics?

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green-gray color related to impaired digestion

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: Common cause of medication induced constipation?

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Opioids

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Variables Influencing Bowel Elimination: What other drugs can cause constipation?

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Antacids containing iron sulfate, almuninum, and anticholinergic

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What is Paralytic ileus?

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Direct manipulation of the bowel during abdominal surgery inhibiting peristalsis

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Abdominal assessment order?

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Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion and Palpations

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Physical Assessment of the Abdomen: How long should you listen to the abdomen?

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Listen 2 minutes before absence of sounds

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Physical Assessment of the Abdomen: Inspection

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Observe contour, any masses, scars, or distention

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Physical Assessment of the Abdomen: Auscultation

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Listen for bowel sounds in all quadrants

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Physical Assessment of the Abdomen: What should you do in Auscultation?

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Note frequency and character, audible clicks and flatus.

Describe bowel sounds as hypoactive, hyperactice, absent or infrequent

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Physical Assessment of the Abdomen: Percussion and Palpations

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Performed by advanced practice professionals

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Physical Assessment of the Abdomen: When performing palpation, how should the patients knees be?

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Bend the patients knees if possible

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Stool Collection: What technique should you use

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Medical Aseptic technique. Always wear disposable gloves when any contact or handling of a stool specimen is likely

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Stool Collection: Hand Hygiene

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Before and after glove use is essential

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Stool Collection: How much liquid stool do you need?

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Stool Collection: What should be placed on the container?

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Date, time, patient info, who took/initials

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What do black stools represent in turn of bleeding?

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Upper GI Bleeding

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What do red stools represent in terms of bleeding?

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Lower GI Bleeding

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What is FOBT used for?

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Used to detech occult blood in stool, and can detect cancer and for GI bleeding when ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, adn intestinal polyps present

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What is a gFOBT?

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Chemical test that detects the enzyme peroxidase in hemoglobin molecules when blood is present in the blood sample

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Positive gFOBT indicates?

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Abnormal bleeding is occuring somewhere in teh digestive tract

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How does a FIT test work??

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Uses antibodies directed against human hemoglobin to detect blood in the stool

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Positive FIt is more specific for bleeding in the

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Lower GI tractr

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Promoting REgluar Bowel Habits: What should we focus on?

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Timing, Positioning, Privacy, Nutrition, and Exercise

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Promoting Regular Bowel Habits: What exercises could be performed?

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Abdominal setting and thigh strengthening

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Individuals at high risk for constipation?

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Patients on bedrest taking constipation medicine
Patients with reduced fluids or bulk in their diet
Pateitns who are depressed

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Nursing Measurs for Patient with Diarrhea

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Answer call bells immediately
Remove cause of diarrhea when possible
If impaction, obtain physician for rectal examination
Give special care around anus

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Food Safety

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Never buy food with damaged packaging
Use separate cutting boards for foods
Do not wash meat, poultry, or eggs to prevent spreading microorganisms to sink and other kitchen surfaces

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When emptying colon, what position do you have to be in?

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Side lying or Sims

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Options for emptying the colon of feces?

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Enemas
Rectal Suppositories
Oral Intestinal Lavage
Digital Removal of Stool

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Type of Oral Intestinal Lavage?

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Considerations for Oral Intestinal Lavage?

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Use Lubricated Tip. Do not insert too fast and make sure its at room temperature

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WHat is Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis?

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Prolonged contact of the skin with urine or feces that leads to a form of moisture-associated skin damage

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What is a Levine Tube?

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A common single-lumen tube. It lacks a venting system and mucosal damage can occur when suction is applied continuously

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What is a Ileostomy?

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Allows liquid fecal contant from teh ileum of the small intestine to be elimanted through the stoma

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What is Colonstomy?

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Permits formed feces int he colon to exit through the stoma

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Types of Ostomies?

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Sigmoid Colostomy
Descending Colostomy
TRansverse Colostomy
Ascending Colostomy
Ileostomy
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How should an stoma look?

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Dark pink to red to moist

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Colostomy Care: Odor

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Keep the patient as free of odors as possible, empty the appliance frequently

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Colostomy Care: Inspect

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Insepct the patients stoma frequently

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Colostomy Care:Measure

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Measure the pateitns fluid intake and output

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Colostomy Care: Explain

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Explain each aspect of care to the patient and self-care role

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Colostomy Care: Encourage

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Encourage the patient to care for and look at ostomy

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Colostomy Care: How long will it take to have stool?

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It will take a few days before stool comes

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Patient teaching for Colostomies: Explain

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Explain the reason for bowel diversion and the rationale for treatment

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Patient teaching for Colostomies: Demonstrate

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Demonstrate self-care behaviors that effectively manage the ostomy and positive body-image

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Patient teaching for Colostomies: Describe

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Describe follow up care and existing support resources

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Patient teaching for Colostomies: Report

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Report where supplies may be obtained in the community

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Patient teaching for Colostomies: Verbalize

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Verbalize related fears and concerns

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Patient teaching for Colostomies: Fluids

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2 Quarts Fluid Per Day

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Patient teaching for Colostomies: Avoid High Fier for

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6-8 weeks after surgery

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Patient teaching for Colostomies: Avoid

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Laxatives, Enemas, and Enteric Meds

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