Nur 2101 Elimination: Bowel & Urinary Questions With
Complete Solutions
Anatomy and Physiology of the GI Tract Correct Answers
*Mouth
*Esophagus
*Stomach
*Small Intestine
*Large Intestine
*Anus
*Defecation
Anus Correct Answers The body expels feces and flatus from
the rectum through the anus
Bladder Correct Answers Holds urine until the urge to urinate
develops.
Bowel Elimination Correct Answers Regular elimination of
bowel waste products is essential for normal body functioning.
Alterations in bowel elimination are often early signs or
symptoms of problems within the gastrointestinal (GI) or other
body systems. Because bowel function depends on the balance
of several factors, elimination patterns and habits vary among
individuals.
Individuals of any age sometimes experience changes in
intestinal elimination.
These changes are often the result of illness, medications,
diagnostic testing, or surgical intervention.
,These alterations respond to both preventive and supportive
nursing care.
Bowel Elimination Critical Thinking: Attitudes Correct
Answers Creativity, perseverance, and confidence
*Use creativity when patients need adjustments in their diet and
exercise planning.
*Use perseverance when selecting effective diet therapies or
finding the right medication regimen for patients with
constipation or diarrhea.
*Your confidence with moving and positioning the patient,
managing ostomy care, and managing pain places the patient at
ease and facilitates the recovery process.
Bowel Elimination Critical Thinking: Experience Correct
Answers Previous patients with similar alterations and lifestyle
habits affecting elimination.
Bowel Elimination Critical Thinking: Knowledge Correct
Answers Anatomy and physiology of the GI tract, the nature of
pain, psychology, and cultural considerations
Bowel Elimination Critical Thinking: Standards Correct
Answers Apply intellectual standards and applicable
association guidelines
The Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
has specific guidelines for nutritional support.
The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (Goldberg
et al., 2010) has specific standards for ostomy care.
, Bowel Elimination Diagnostic Examinations Correct Answers
direct visualization (endoscopy) or indirect visualization (barium
swallow/enema, ultrasound imaging, computed tomography
(CT) scan, and magnetic resonance imaging
Bowel Elimination Health History Correct Answers pattern of
bowel elimination, characteristics of stool, specific routines,
home management of constipation, presence of bowel diversion,
changes in appetite, diet history, daily fluid intake, history of
surgery or GI illnesses, medication history, emotional state,
exercise history, pain history, patient mobility and dexterity.
Bowel Elimination Laboratory Tests Correct Answers fecal
specimens and fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
Bowel Elimination Nursing Process: Assessment Correct
Answers *Health History
*Physical Assessment
*Laboratory Tests
*Diagnostic Examinations
*Patient Expectations
Bowel Elimination Nursing Process: Diagnosis Correct
Answers *Disturbed Body Image
*Bowel Incontinence
*Constipation
*Risk for Constipation
*Diarrhea
*Nausea
*Dysfunctional Gastrointestinal *Motility
Complete Solutions
Anatomy and Physiology of the GI Tract Correct Answers
*Mouth
*Esophagus
*Stomach
*Small Intestine
*Large Intestine
*Anus
*Defecation
Anus Correct Answers The body expels feces and flatus from
the rectum through the anus
Bladder Correct Answers Holds urine until the urge to urinate
develops.
Bowel Elimination Correct Answers Regular elimination of
bowel waste products is essential for normal body functioning.
Alterations in bowel elimination are often early signs or
symptoms of problems within the gastrointestinal (GI) or other
body systems. Because bowel function depends on the balance
of several factors, elimination patterns and habits vary among
individuals.
Individuals of any age sometimes experience changes in
intestinal elimination.
These changes are often the result of illness, medications,
diagnostic testing, or surgical intervention.
,These alterations respond to both preventive and supportive
nursing care.
Bowel Elimination Critical Thinking: Attitudes Correct
Answers Creativity, perseverance, and confidence
*Use creativity when patients need adjustments in their diet and
exercise planning.
*Use perseverance when selecting effective diet therapies or
finding the right medication regimen for patients with
constipation or diarrhea.
*Your confidence with moving and positioning the patient,
managing ostomy care, and managing pain places the patient at
ease and facilitates the recovery process.
Bowel Elimination Critical Thinking: Experience Correct
Answers Previous patients with similar alterations and lifestyle
habits affecting elimination.
Bowel Elimination Critical Thinking: Knowledge Correct
Answers Anatomy and physiology of the GI tract, the nature of
pain, psychology, and cultural considerations
Bowel Elimination Critical Thinking: Standards Correct
Answers Apply intellectual standards and applicable
association guidelines
The Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
has specific guidelines for nutritional support.
The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (Goldberg
et al., 2010) has specific standards for ostomy care.
, Bowel Elimination Diagnostic Examinations Correct Answers
direct visualization (endoscopy) or indirect visualization (barium
swallow/enema, ultrasound imaging, computed tomography
(CT) scan, and magnetic resonance imaging
Bowel Elimination Health History Correct Answers pattern of
bowel elimination, characteristics of stool, specific routines,
home management of constipation, presence of bowel diversion,
changes in appetite, diet history, daily fluid intake, history of
surgery or GI illnesses, medication history, emotional state,
exercise history, pain history, patient mobility and dexterity.
Bowel Elimination Laboratory Tests Correct Answers fecal
specimens and fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
Bowel Elimination Nursing Process: Assessment Correct
Answers *Health History
*Physical Assessment
*Laboratory Tests
*Diagnostic Examinations
*Patient Expectations
Bowel Elimination Nursing Process: Diagnosis Correct
Answers *Disturbed Body Image
*Bowel Incontinence
*Constipation
*Risk for Constipation
*Diarrhea
*Nausea
*Dysfunctional Gastrointestinal *Motility
