2 Fundamentals Chapter 46: Bowel
Elimination Valencia Community College
(Fundamentals of Nursing) Questions With
Complete Solutions
12 F NG tube: used for decompression Correct
Answers Salem sump NG tube: has a blue pigtail
for air vent
25% of solid portion of stool is bacteria from the
colon Correct Answers Cannot mix feces with
urine/water when getting sample
Age (Affects on bowels) Correct Answers -Babies
experience fast peristalsis (incontinence)
-Elderly loose muscle in perineal floor and anal
sphincter (incontinence)
Alterations in elimination are early signs of
gastrointestinal problems Correct Answers
purpose of GI organs: absorb fluid and nutrients,
prepare food for absorption, temporary storage of
feces
Antibiotics Correct Answers disrupts normal
bacteria > Produce diarrhea
Anus Correct Answers expels feces and flatus;
contraction and relaxation aid in controlling
defecation
, Aspirin Correct Answers Interferes with formation
of mucus > causes GI bleeding
At the time of defecation Correct Answers
external sphincter relaxes and abdominal muscles
contract> increasing intrarectal pressure
Bacteria in the rectum convert fecal matter into its
final form Correct Answers Rectum usually empty
until the urge is present to go (defecate)
Bolus Correct Answers round mass of chewed
food
Bowel Diversion: Colostomy Correct Answers
Surgical opening created in colon (brought through
abdominal wall)
Bowel Diversion: Ileostomy Correct Answers
Surgical opening created in Ileum (brought through
abdominal wall)
Chyme Correct Answers pulpy acidic fluid that
passes from the stomach to the small intestine,
consisting of gastric juices and partly digested
food.
Chyme enters large intestine by wave of peristalsis
through ileocecal valve Correct Answers Colon:
Elimination Valencia Community College
(Fundamentals of Nursing) Questions With
Complete Solutions
12 F NG tube: used for decompression Correct
Answers Salem sump NG tube: has a blue pigtail
for air vent
25% of solid portion of stool is bacteria from the
colon Correct Answers Cannot mix feces with
urine/water when getting sample
Age (Affects on bowels) Correct Answers -Babies
experience fast peristalsis (incontinence)
-Elderly loose muscle in perineal floor and anal
sphincter (incontinence)
Alterations in elimination are early signs of
gastrointestinal problems Correct Answers
purpose of GI organs: absorb fluid and nutrients,
prepare food for absorption, temporary storage of
feces
Antibiotics Correct Answers disrupts normal
bacteria > Produce diarrhea
Anus Correct Answers expels feces and flatus;
contraction and relaxation aid in controlling
defecation
, Aspirin Correct Answers Interferes with formation
of mucus > causes GI bleeding
At the time of defecation Correct Answers
external sphincter relaxes and abdominal muscles
contract> increasing intrarectal pressure
Bacteria in the rectum convert fecal matter into its
final form Correct Answers Rectum usually empty
until the urge is present to go (defecate)
Bolus Correct Answers round mass of chewed
food
Bowel Diversion: Colostomy Correct Answers
Surgical opening created in colon (brought through
abdominal wall)
Bowel Diversion: Ileostomy Correct Answers
Surgical opening created in Ileum (brought through
abdominal wall)
Chyme Correct Answers pulpy acidic fluid that
passes from the stomach to the small intestine,
consisting of gastric juices and partly digested
food.
Chyme enters large intestine by wave of peristalsis
through ileocecal valve Correct Answers Colon:
