BOWEL ELIMINATION UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
(
✔✔Bowel elimination usually occurs
(A) Morning, noon, and night
(B) After meals
(C) In the supine position
(D) During physical activity - ✔✔(B) After meals
✔✔The frequent elimination of liquid or semiliquid feces - ✔✔diarrhea
✔✔Enlarged veins in the rectum that cause itching and burning - ✔✔hemorrhoids
✔✔Residents with peptic ulcers should avoid drinks contains this ingredient, as well as
beverages containing alcohol - ✔✔caffeine
✔✔Untreated heartburn causes scarring, or _____ - ✔✔ulceration
✔✔The diversion of waste to an artificial opening (soma) through the abdomen -
✔✔colostomy
, ✔✔Keeping the body in this position during sleep may help when a person has
gastroesophageal reflux disease - ✔✔upright
✔✔Treatment of constipation often includes increasing the amount of this eaten -
✔✔fiber
✔✔Abbreviation for gastroesohageal reflux disease - ✔✔GERD
✔✔(T/F) Stool is often tested for blood, pathogens, or worms - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) An ova and parasites test is used to detect occult blood in stool - ✔✔F
✔✔(T/F) Ova and parasites tests must be done while the stool is still warm - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) Urine or paper can ruin a stool sample - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) An ostomy is the surgical creation of an opening from an area inside the body
to the outside - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) The artificial opening in the abdomen through which stool is eliminated is
called stoma - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) Residents who have ileostomies will need to restrict their fluid intake - ✔✔F
✔✔(T/F) The NA should wear gloves when providing ostomy care - ✔✔T
✔✔How often should an ostomy bag be emptied and cleaned or replaced?
(A) Once a day
(B) Every hour
(C) Whenever a stool is eliminated
(D) Before a resident gets out of bed for the day - ✔✔(C) Whenever a stool is eliminated
✔✔What could cause a food blockage in a resident who has an ileostomy?
(A) Too much liquid in the resident's diet
(B) A large amount of high-fiber food in the resident's diet
(C) Skin irritation
(D) Cold compresses - ✔✔(B) A large amount of high-fiber food in the resident's diet
✔✔defecation - ✔✔bowel elimination, act of passing feces from the large intestine out
of the body through the anus
✔✔peristalsis - ✔✔involuntary contractions that move food through the gastrointestinal
system
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
(
✔✔Bowel elimination usually occurs
(A) Morning, noon, and night
(B) After meals
(C) In the supine position
(D) During physical activity - ✔✔(B) After meals
✔✔The frequent elimination of liquid or semiliquid feces - ✔✔diarrhea
✔✔Enlarged veins in the rectum that cause itching and burning - ✔✔hemorrhoids
✔✔Residents with peptic ulcers should avoid drinks contains this ingredient, as well as
beverages containing alcohol - ✔✔caffeine
✔✔Untreated heartburn causes scarring, or _____ - ✔✔ulceration
✔✔The diversion of waste to an artificial opening (soma) through the abdomen -
✔✔colostomy
, ✔✔Keeping the body in this position during sleep may help when a person has
gastroesophageal reflux disease - ✔✔upright
✔✔Treatment of constipation often includes increasing the amount of this eaten -
✔✔fiber
✔✔Abbreviation for gastroesohageal reflux disease - ✔✔GERD
✔✔(T/F) Stool is often tested for blood, pathogens, or worms - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) An ova and parasites test is used to detect occult blood in stool - ✔✔F
✔✔(T/F) Ova and parasites tests must be done while the stool is still warm - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) Urine or paper can ruin a stool sample - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) An ostomy is the surgical creation of an opening from an area inside the body
to the outside - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) The artificial opening in the abdomen through which stool is eliminated is
called stoma - ✔✔T
✔✔(T/F) Residents who have ileostomies will need to restrict their fluid intake - ✔✔F
✔✔(T/F) The NA should wear gloves when providing ostomy care - ✔✔T
✔✔How often should an ostomy bag be emptied and cleaned or replaced?
(A) Once a day
(B) Every hour
(C) Whenever a stool is eliminated
(D) Before a resident gets out of bed for the day - ✔✔(C) Whenever a stool is eliminated
✔✔What could cause a food blockage in a resident who has an ileostomy?
(A) Too much liquid in the resident's diet
(B) A large amount of high-fiber food in the resident's diet
(C) Skin irritation
(D) Cold compresses - ✔✔(B) A large amount of high-fiber food in the resident's diet
✔✔defecation - ✔✔bowel elimination, act of passing feces from the large intestine out
of the body through the anus
✔✔peristalsis - ✔✔involuntary contractions that move food through the gastrointestinal
system
