N205 Fundamentals Exam 3 Hondros
Study Guide with Complete Solutions
micturition - Answer✔️✔️-another term for urination
Defecation - Answer✔️✔️-elimination of feces
Urinary incontinence (UI) - Answer✔️✔️-inability to control urination
Urinary retention - Answer✔️✔️-abnormal accumulation of urine in the
bladder because of an inability to urinate
If incontinence is related to a memory problem - Answer✔️✔️-Initiate a
toileting program for the patient
Increased risk of urinary alterations - Answer✔️✔️-Rheumatoid arthritis,
traumatic brain injury, Lasix, kidney stones
Urine cultures (UCx) - Answer✔️✔️-Definitive measure of urinary track
infection
If no output in Foley catheter what does a nurse do first? - Answer✔️✔️-
Check for occlusion
Ways to prevent constipation - Answer✔️✔️-Walking, exercising, eating
beans, drinking prune juice, 2 to 3 L of water base fluids per day
With emesis there is a concern for what? - Answer✔️✔️-Low potassium level
and dehydration
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What are some ways to help prevent dehydration? - Answer✔️✔️-Drink 2 to
3 L of water base fluids a day, Drink water between meals, avoid alcohol
and caffeine
What can a UAP not be delegated - Answer✔️✔️-UAPs cannot administer
medication, educate patients, assessed patients, teach patients, remove
disconnect or reapply appliances to patients
Stress incontinence - Answer✔️✔️-state in which the person experiences a
loss of urine of less than 50 mL that occurs with increased abdominal
pressure and activities
Stress incontinence treatment - Answer✔️✔️-Exercises to strengthen pelvic
floor muscles (Kegel exercises)
Urge incontinence - Answer✔️✔️-involuntary leakage of urine with a
sudden, strong desire to urinate.
Cannot get to BR in time
Urge incontinence treatment - Answer✔️✔️--Bladder retraining
-Habit training
Avoid irritants
Urinalysis
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- Answer✔️✔️-Happens when a patient knows they need to go to the
bathroom but cannot get to the bathroom For incense a patient with IVs or
bedrails in the way. Can also because by disability or cognitive issues
Treatment of functional Incontinence - Answer✔️✔️-Behavior training,
Kegels; pads, external collection devices, reduce environmental barriers
Reflex incontinence - Answer✔️✔️-the loss of urine at predictable intervals
when the bladder is full. Usually related to spinal injuries there is complete
loss of urge sensation
Treatment of reflex incontinence - Answer✔️✔️-Assess the patient because
the patient is unable to tell you when here she needs to void Period
toileting schedules, straight catheterization, and monitor for UTI and urine
retention
How much urine is produced in a day? - Answer✔️✔️-1-2 L
How much fluid should one person drink in one day? - Answer✔️✔️-2 - 3L a
day
What is the minimum acceptable urine amount? - Answer✔️✔️-30 mL / hr
How are post void residual and measured? - Answer✔️✔️-Ultrasound, and
Straight Catheterization
What are risk associated with Foley catheters? - Answer✔️✔️-Bladder
laziness, UTI
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