PSW Ch. 30

Question 1

true/false
constipation is a condition in which bowel movements are less frequent than usual

Answer 1

true

Question 2

true/false
enemas can be dangerous

Answer 2

true

Question 3

true/false
a stoma is painful when touched

Answer 3

false

Question 4

true/false
a commercial enema stimulates and distends the rectum

Answer 4

true

Question 5

true/false
feces become hard and dry when fluid intake is poor

Answer 5

true

Question 6

true/false
giving an enema is a controlled act

Answer 6

true

Question 7

true/false
occult blood is bright red blood that can be easily observed in the stool

Answer 7

false

Question 8

what should you observe and report when a client has a bowel movement

Answer 8

abnormalities with colour, amount, consistency, odour, shape, size, frequency, pain

Question 9

what are common causes of constipation

Answer 9

ignoring the urge to defecate, decreased fluid intake, medications, aging, certain diseases

Question 10

what symptoms can occur is flatulence is not relieved

Answer 10

cramping, pain, shortness of breath, swollen abdomen or “bloating”

Question 11

what might kill normal flora in the intestine

Answer 11

antibiotics

Question 12

what position is best when giving an enema

Answer 12

sims position

Question 13

the term “melena” describes stool that…

Answer 13

is black and tarry

Question 14

what is the purpose of a rectal tube?

Answer 14

relief of flatulence and distension

Question 15

what is the consistency of the stool if a colostomy is near the end of the large intestine

Answer 15

formed

Question 16

stool colour
bleeding in the stomach

Answer 16

black

Question 17

stool colour
bleeding in the lower colon or rectum; also beets

Answer 17

red

Question 18

stool colour
a diet high in green vegetables

Answer 18

green

Question 19

definition
defecation

Answer 19

bowel movement

Question 20

definition
suppository

Answer 20

cone-shaped medication that is inserted into a body opening

Question 21

definition
diarrhea

Answer 21

frequent passage of liquid stools

Question 22

definition
peristalsis

Answer 22

alternating contractions and relaxation of intestinal muscles

Question 23

definition
feces

Answer 23

semi-solid mass of waste products in the colon

Question 24

definition
ostomy

Answer 24

surgical creation of an artificial opening

Question 25

definition
enema

Answer 25

introduction of fluid into the rectum and lower colon

Question 26

definition
chyme

Answer 26

partially digested food and fluids that pass from the stomach to the small intestine

Question 27

definition
flatus

Answer 27

gas or air in the intestines or stomach

Question 28

definition
stoma

Answer 28

the opening of a colostomy or ileostomy

Question 29

definition
stool

Answer 29

feces that have been excreted

Question 30

definition
ileostomy

Answer 30

artificial opening between the ileum and abdomen