Week 8 Urinary And Bowel Elimination And Abdominal Assessment Flashcards
Given primarily to expel flatus
Carminative enema
Dark blood in the stool, indication of bleed in upper GI
Occult blood
Removes feces with a veriety of solution
1) prevent escape feces during surgery
2) prepare the intestine for certain diagnostic tests
3) removes feces in instances of constipation or impaction
Cleansing enema
1) introduces oil or medication into the rectum and sigmoid colon
2) oil rentention acts to soften the feces and lubricate the rectum and anal canal, thus facilitating passage of feces
Retention enema
Describe nursing responsibilities associated with a collection of a stool specimen
1) gloves, clean cup, tongue blade
2) place clean cup on paper towel in bathroom
3) using tongue blade collect needed amount of feces from.patients bed pan
4) transfer stool to cup without touching outside surface of cup
5) dispose of tongue blade and seal cup
6) transfer labeled specimen into clean labeled biohazard bag for transport
7) remove gloves and perform hand hygiene
Use soapsuds enemas with caution in ______________ and ___________ because they could cause electrolyte imbalance or damage to the intestinal mucosa
Pregnant women and elderly
A type of enema that has magnesium, glycerin and water
Carminative- used for gas
Low volume enemas include
Sodium phosphate( hypertonic) Oil rentention
90-120mL
Volume for tap water and soap suds enema
500-1000 mL
Position for enema
Left side Sims
Volume of liquid for oil rentention and sodium phosphate enema
90-120mL
Volume for soap suds
500-1000mL
Volume for carminative
180
30mL magnesium
60 mL gycerin
90mL water
Enema which takes the longest time to be effective
Oil rentention
Fastest acting enema
Soap suds