NSG 3100 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is CONSTIPATION and what causes it? - ANS Infrequent or difficult BM as well as having
fewer than 3 BM per week
dehydration, low fiber, immobility, opioids.
What is IMPACTION and what causes it? - ANS the presence of hard fecal mass in rectum or
colon that patient is incapable of expelling.
Unresolved constipation. *Cardinal sign of impaction is oozing of liquid stool with no normal
stool*
What is Diarrhea and what causes it? - ANS Intestinal disorder that is characterized by an
abnormal frequency and fluidity of BM.
infections, c. diff, laxative, foodborne pathogens, diagnostic testing of lower GI, diet, stress, or
srugery.
What is flatulence? - ANS Gas (fart)
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, What is an ostomy? - ANS surgically created opening in a GI, urinary, or respiratory organ that
is exited to the surface of the skin.
What is a stoma? - ANS Surgical openin that refers as the actual exit point for the GI surgical
ostomy.
What is a colostomy - ANS Surgically created when a portion of the colon (large intestine) or
rectum is removed and brought to the abdominal wall at skin level to allow passage of waste.
4 types: Ascending colostomy, Transverse(double barrel), descending, and sigmoid
What is a Ileostomy - ANS surgically created opening in the small intestine usualy at the end
of the ileum. Small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall to form a stoma at the skin
to allow waste passage.
Stools from ilestomy are frequent and liquid and cannot be regulated.
types of labs for stool - ANS stool cultures - help detect parasites and determine the cause of
diarrhea
occult blood test - detect benign or malignant growths/ polyps, hemorrhoids, anal fissures,
intestinal infections, ulcers, andruptured blood vessels
Anuria?
Oliguria?
Polyuria?
Nocturia?
Dysuria?
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is CONSTIPATION and what causes it? - ANS Infrequent or difficult BM as well as having
fewer than 3 BM per week
dehydration, low fiber, immobility, opioids.
What is IMPACTION and what causes it? - ANS the presence of hard fecal mass in rectum or
colon that patient is incapable of expelling.
Unresolved constipation. *Cardinal sign of impaction is oozing of liquid stool with no normal
stool*
What is Diarrhea and what causes it? - ANS Intestinal disorder that is characterized by an
abnormal frequency and fluidity of BM.
infections, c. diff, laxative, foodborne pathogens, diagnostic testing of lower GI, diet, stress, or
srugery.
What is flatulence? - ANS Gas (fart)
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, What is an ostomy? - ANS surgically created opening in a GI, urinary, or respiratory organ that
is exited to the surface of the skin.
What is a stoma? - ANS Surgical openin that refers as the actual exit point for the GI surgical
ostomy.
What is a colostomy - ANS Surgically created when a portion of the colon (large intestine) or
rectum is removed and brought to the abdominal wall at skin level to allow passage of waste.
4 types: Ascending colostomy, Transverse(double barrel), descending, and sigmoid
What is a Ileostomy - ANS surgically created opening in the small intestine usualy at the end
of the ileum. Small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall to form a stoma at the skin
to allow waste passage.
Stools from ilestomy are frequent and liquid and cannot be regulated.
types of labs for stool - ANS stool cultures - help detect parasites and determine the cause of
diarrhea
occult blood test - detect benign or malignant growths/ polyps, hemorrhoids, anal fissures,
intestinal infections, ulcers, andruptured blood vessels
Anuria?
Oliguria?
Polyuria?
Nocturia?
Dysuria?
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