NUR 116 - Week 12 - Elimination & Bladder

Question 1

Discuss body functions related to the production of urine and feces.

Question 2

Explore expected and unexpected findings related to elimination.

Question 3

Discuss conditions that alter a client’s elimination patterns.

Answer 3

Dehydration
Urinary Tract Infection
Kidney stones
Kidney failure
Prostrate enlargement

Question 4

Examine the use of diversions to manage altered elimination.

Question 5

Identify diagnostic tests related to elimination and the nurse’s role in obtaining specimens.

Answer 5

Urinalysis
Urine Culture
24-Hour Urine Collection
Clean Catch
Catheterization
Fecal Occult Blood
Stool Culture

Question 6

Discuss nursing interventions that can facilitate or maintain a client’s elimination patterns.

Answer 6

Urinal and bedpan use
Bladder irrigation
Lifestyle changes
Bladder training
Bladder scanning
Catheterization
External catheters
Catheter Care