NSG262 Week 8 Test
With Solution
Type 1 stool - ANSWER separate hard lumps, like nuts
- hard to pass
type 2 stool - ANSWER sausage-shaped, but lumpy
type 3 stool - ANSWER sausage-shaped, but with cracks on the surface
type 4 stool - ANSWER sausage or snake-like, smooth and soft
- normal
type 5 stool - ANSWER soft blobs with clear-cut edges
type 6 stool - ANSWER fluffy pieces with ragged edges
- mushy
type 7 stool - ANSWER watery, no solid pieces
factors affecting bowel elimination - ANSWER - age
- fluid intake
- psychological factors
- position during defecation
- pregnancy (constipation due to pressure from fetus)
- meds, laxatives, cathartics
- diet (fiber)
, - physical activity (promotes peristalsis)
- personal habits
- pain
- surgery (anesthesia causes cessation of peristalsis)
- diagnostic tests
- stress (accelerated digestive process)
paralytic ileus - ANSWER complete absence of peristaltic movement that may follow
abdominal surgery or complete bowel obstruction due to anesthesia
- 24-48 hrs
constipation - ANSWER symptom (NOT a disease) of infrequent stool or hard, dry
stools that are difficult to eliminate
impaction - ANSWER results from unrelieved constipation- collection of hardened
feces wedged in the rectum
- more fluid is absorbed from the stool into mucus membrane, making it harder
diarrhea - ANSWER increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid
incontinence - ANSWER inability to control passage of feces and gas to anus
With Solution
Type 1 stool - ANSWER separate hard lumps, like nuts
- hard to pass
type 2 stool - ANSWER sausage-shaped, but lumpy
type 3 stool - ANSWER sausage-shaped, but with cracks on the surface
type 4 stool - ANSWER sausage or snake-like, smooth and soft
- normal
type 5 stool - ANSWER soft blobs with clear-cut edges
type 6 stool - ANSWER fluffy pieces with ragged edges
- mushy
type 7 stool - ANSWER watery, no solid pieces
factors affecting bowel elimination - ANSWER - age
- fluid intake
- psychological factors
- position during defecation
- pregnancy (constipation due to pressure from fetus)
- meds, laxatives, cathartics
- diet (fiber)
, - physical activity (promotes peristalsis)
- personal habits
- pain
- surgery (anesthesia causes cessation of peristalsis)
- diagnostic tests
- stress (accelerated digestive process)
paralytic ileus - ANSWER complete absence of peristaltic movement that may follow
abdominal surgery or complete bowel obstruction due to anesthesia
- 24-48 hrs
constipation - ANSWER symptom (NOT a disease) of infrequent stool or hard, dry
stools that are difficult to eliminate
impaction - ANSWER results from unrelieved constipation- collection of hardened
feces wedged in the rectum
- more fluid is absorbed from the stool into mucus membrane, making it harder
diarrhea - ANSWER increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid
incontinence - ANSWER inability to control passage of feces and gas to anus
