WEEK 6

Question 1

tools for elimination

Answer 1

• bed pans
• urinal bottles
• commodes
• colostomy
• urinary drainage
• faecal diversion devices
• continence aids + anal plugs

Question 2

bristol stool chart

Answer 2

documents different types of poo
- type 3-4 is considered normal
- 1-2 is constipated
- 6-7 is diarrhoea

Question 3

6 classes of nutrients

Answer 3

water, protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals

Question 4

nasogastric tube feeding

Answer 4

a plastic tube that allows delivery of food/fluid/medications through the nose directly into the stomach

Question 5

PEG feeding

Answer 5

tube directly through the abdominal wall into stomach

Question 6

total parenteral nutrition

Answer 6

delivery of a nutrient-rich solution intravenously