Elimination ATI Questions and Answers |
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What is the normal frequency of bowel movements for most healthy adults?
A. Once every 3 days
B. 3 to 4 times per day
✔✔C. Once per day or every other day
D. Once a week
Which food is most likely to promote regular bowel elimination?
A. White bread
✔✔B. High-fiber fruits and vegetables
C. Processed meats
D. Fried foods
What is the most common cause of constipation in hospitalized patients?
A. Excessive fluid intake
B. High-fiber diet
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,✔✔C. Immobility and medication side effects
D. Frequent ambulation
Which of the following is an appropriate nursing intervention to help a client with urinary
retention?
A. Encourage fluid restriction
B. Limit ambulation
✔✔C. Assist with scheduled toileting
D. Avoid catheterization
What color stool typically indicates gastrointestinal bleeding?
A. Yellow
B. Green
✔✔C. Black, tarry
D. Pale
Which type of urinary incontinence occurs when bladder muscles contract involuntarily?
A. Stress incontinence
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,✔✔B. Urge incontinence
C. Overflow incontinence
D. Functional incontinence
Which intervention can help prevent skin breakdown in clients with fecal incontinence?
✔✔A. Use barrier creams and keep skin clean and dry
B. Restrict fluid intake
C. Limit repositioning
D. Use tight-fitting diapers
What is the best method for collecting a stool sample for occult blood testing?
A. Use urine specimen cup
B. Collect from diaper
✔✔C. Use clean container and avoid contamination with urine
D. Collect only liquid stool
Which medication can cause urinary retention as a side effect?
A. Diuretics
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, ✔✔B. Anticholinergics
C. Laxatives
D. Antibiotics
What is a normal characteristic of healthy urine?
A. Cloudy with strong odor
✔✔B. Clear, pale yellow, slight odor
C. Dark amber, thick
D. Red-tinged and foul
Which position helps facilitate bowel elimination in bedridden patients?
A. Supine with legs straight
✔✔B. Sitting upright or side-lying with knees flexed
C. Prone
D. Trendelenburg
A nurse notes that a patient has not voided in 10 hours and has suprapubic fullness. What should
the nurse do first?
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Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the normal frequency of bowel movements for most healthy adults?
A. Once every 3 days
B. 3 to 4 times per day
✔✔C. Once per day or every other day
D. Once a week
Which food is most likely to promote regular bowel elimination?
A. White bread
✔✔B. High-fiber fruits and vegetables
C. Processed meats
D. Fried foods
What is the most common cause of constipation in hospitalized patients?
A. Excessive fluid intake
B. High-fiber diet
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,✔✔C. Immobility and medication side effects
D. Frequent ambulation
Which of the following is an appropriate nursing intervention to help a client with urinary
retention?
A. Encourage fluid restriction
B. Limit ambulation
✔✔C. Assist with scheduled toileting
D. Avoid catheterization
What color stool typically indicates gastrointestinal bleeding?
A. Yellow
B. Green
✔✔C. Black, tarry
D. Pale
Which type of urinary incontinence occurs when bladder muscles contract involuntarily?
A. Stress incontinence
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,✔✔B. Urge incontinence
C. Overflow incontinence
D. Functional incontinence
Which intervention can help prevent skin breakdown in clients with fecal incontinence?
✔✔A. Use barrier creams and keep skin clean and dry
B. Restrict fluid intake
C. Limit repositioning
D. Use tight-fitting diapers
What is the best method for collecting a stool sample for occult blood testing?
A. Use urine specimen cup
B. Collect from diaper
✔✔C. Use clean container and avoid contamination with urine
D. Collect only liquid stool
Which medication can cause urinary retention as a side effect?
A. Diuretics
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, ✔✔B. Anticholinergics
C. Laxatives
D. Antibiotics
What is a normal characteristic of healthy urine?
A. Cloudy with strong odor
✔✔B. Clear, pale yellow, slight odor
C. Dark amber, thick
D. Red-tinged and foul
Which position helps facilitate bowel elimination in bedridden patients?
A. Supine with legs straight
✔✔B. Sitting upright or side-lying with knees flexed
C. Prone
D. Trendelenburg
A nurse notes that a patient has not voided in 10 hours and has suprapubic fullness. What should
the nurse do first?
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