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Urinary Elimination + Specimen Collection Flashcards

1
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micturition

A

urinating

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2
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voiding

A

urinating

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3
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elimination

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urinating

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4
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5 things urine production is affected by

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  • age
  • disease
  • amount+type of fluid intake
  • dietary
  • medications
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5
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the normal adult excretes how many mL’s of urine per day?

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1500 mLs/day

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6
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what is the minimum intake of fluid for adults in order to survive

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1500 mLs/day

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7
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healthy fluid intake for adults

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2000-2500 mLs

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8
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diuretic

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causing increase in urine production

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9
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high salt diet’s impact on urine production

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decrease of urine production as salt causes body to retain water

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10
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observations of normal urine

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  • pale, yellow, staw colour
  • sweetish smell
  • no pain when voiding
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11
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what should a PSW note about client’s urine

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  • the colour
  • the clarity
  • the amount
  • any particles
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12
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dysuria

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difficulty urinating

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13
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hematuria

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blood in urine

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14
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nocturia

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nightime urination

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15
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oliguria

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scant amount of urine

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16
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polyuria

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many or large amounts of urine

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17
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urinary incontinence

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inability to voluntarily control elimination

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18
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stress incontinence

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when someone leaks urine during exercise or certain movements ; anything that puts stress on body and intra-abdominal pressure

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19
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urge incontinence

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lose urine response to sudden urge to void ; common with UTI or enlarged prostate

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20
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overflow incontinence

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when you don’t recognize the bladder is full; leaking urine when bladder is too full; feeling as if bladder never empties

21
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functional incontinence

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incontinence only because client cant functionally get to the bathroom in time; most preventable form of incontinence for PSW

22
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reflex incontinence

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loss of urine at more predictable intervals when bladder is full; common for spinal cord injuries; catheters can be used

23
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urinary catheter

A

a tube that is inserted in the urethra

24
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urethra

A

opening of the bladder

25
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four types of catheters

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  • straight
  • in-dwelling/foley
  • suprapubic
  • condom catheter
26
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catheters require which kind of asepsis?

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surgical asepsis

27
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straight catheter

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tube inserted in urethra that drains bladder and is removed after one use

28
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in-dwelling/foley catheter

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tube inserted through urethra into the bladder with a balloon that is inflated inside to prevent the catheter from slipping out

29
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suprapubic catheter

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catheter that is surgically inserted through abdomen, above pubic bone, and into the bladder

30
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meatus

A

insertion point of catheter

31
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random urine specimen collection

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collected for analysis; no special prep needed; anytime of day; maintain sterility of container

32
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Midstream/Culture&Sensitivity specimen collection

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captured middle stream of urine; periarea is cleaned prior to specimen being taken; identifies any bacteria and appropriate antibiotics

33
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culture & sensitivity collection (C&S)

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culture = type of bacteria
sensitivity = antibiotics bacteria is sensitive to
34
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24 hour specimen collection

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collect all specimen to be tested for 24 hours in order to have more accurate sense (urine or feces)

35
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occult blood specimen collection

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testing blood you can’t see with the naked eye

36
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cytology sputum specimen collection

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examination of tissue samples ; scraping back of throat

37
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AFB sputum specimen collection

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Acid-Fast Bacilli - testing for the bacteria that causes tuberculosis

38
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ova & parasites stool specimen collection

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checking for parasites in the stool

39
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edema

A

swelling/fluid in the tissues

40
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what needs to be measured for intake

A

all fluid taken by mouth (coffee, juice, oatmeal, cereal, ice cream, jello, things that a liquid at room temperature), IV fluids, tube feeding

41
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what needs to be measured for output

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  • urine
  • vomitus/emesis
  • diarrhea
  • wound drainage
42
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30 ml in oz/ounces

A

1 oz

43
Q

how many mL in 1 cup?

A

250 mL

44
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How many ounces in 1 cup

A

8 oz

45
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How many mL in 1 quart

A

1000 mL

46
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how many ounces in 1 quart

A

32 oz

47
Q

fracture pan

A

thinner rim bedpan; used for clients with fragile bones, hip fracture, limited back motion

48
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commode

A

portable chair or wheelchair with an opening for a bedpan or container that allows normal positioning for elimination

PSW 152 (7 decks)

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