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Fundamentals of Nursing- Bowel Elimination Study Set -Questions and Detailed Answers
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Factors affecting bowel elimination - age - fluid intake - psychological factors - position during defecation - pregnancy - medications, laxatives, and cathartics - diet - physical activity - personal habits - pain - surgery and anesthesia - diagnostic tests Assessment of Bowel Elimination -Usual elimination pattern -Stool characteristics -Routines that promote elimination -Hx of bowel surgeries -Family hx of GI issues -Changes in appetitie -Diet hx -fluid intake -Medicatio...
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While assessing a patient before administering an enema, the nurse inspects the patient's abdomen for distention. What is the purpose of this nursing intervention? A. It allows the nurse to plan for appropriate teaching measures. B. It helps determine the number and type of enemas to be given. C. It helps determine conditions that contraindicate the use of enemas. D. It provides a baseline for determining the effectiveness of the enema. D Before administering an enema, the nurse should ins...
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Study Set for Bowel Elimination Fundamentals of Nursing- Questions and Expert Solutions
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small intestine function absorbing nutrients large intestine function absorbing water, elimination and digestion A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used for the compression of esophageal varices to treat an upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleed or the risk of acute GI bleeding. The Sengstaken-Blakemore tube provides internal application of pressure with an inflated balloon to avoid esophageal or GI hemorrhage. An Ewald tube, Salem pump, Levin gastric lavage. irrigation of stomach in cases of ac...
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BOWEL ELIMINATION, MODULE 4, FUNDAMENTALS TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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STOMACH hollow jshaped muscular organ located in left upper portion of abd. - stores food, secretes digestive fluids, churns food, pushes partially digested food , called chyme, into small intestine - plyoric sphincter regulates size of the opening at end of stomach SMALL INTESTINE 20 feet, 1 inch wide, three parts, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum - secretes enzymes that digest proteins and carbs - digestive juices from pancreas and liver enter through small opening at duodenum - responsib...
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Fundamentals Basic Nursing Exam 3 (Bowel & Urinary Elimination, Nutrition)- Review Questions and Answers
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GI tract made up of smooth muscle. from mouth to anus. major functions of the GI tract digestion, absorption, elimination. small bowel function: absorbs carbs, proteins, and fats. duodenum, jejunum, and ileum large bowel (colon) absorbs water, nutrients, and minerals. feces semisolid mass of undigested food and inorganic material when is the valsalva maneuver contraindicated? in patients with: glaucoma intracranial or intraocular pressure hemorrhoids cardiac conditions abd...
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Nclex Practice Questions and Answers - Bowel Elimination
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The nurse knows that most nutrients are absorbed in which portion of the digestive tract? a. Stomach b. Duodenum c. Ileum d. Cecum ANS: B Most nutrients are absorbed in the duodenum with the exception of certain vitamins, iron, and salt (which are absorbed in the ileum). Food is broken down in the stomach. The cecum is the beginning of the large intestine. The nurse would expect the least formed stool to be present in which portion of the digestive tract? a. Ascending b. ...
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Fundamentals - Bowel Elimination Study Aid- Practice Questions and 100% Correct Answers
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Upon removing the lid of a tray for a client who is lactose intolerant, the nurse discovers which food is not permitted in this client's diet? a) lettuce salad b) custard c) baked potato d) chicken b) custard The client should not be permitted to eat the custard because it is prepared using milk. Clients who are lactose intolerant cannot digest the simple sugar lactose found in milk and milk products. Chicken is a protein. Lettuce salad and potato are vegetables. The nurse is preparing ...
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Bowel Elimination- Fundamentals Final Exam Questions and Answers
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nursing assessment for bowel elimination Assess for bowel elimination patterns/habits Patient's medical history Inspection of fecal characteristics Review relevant test results Medication history (laxatives, iron supplements, analgesics) Diet history / Chewing ability Recent illnesses and /or stressors Mobility / dexterity physical assessment of abdomen inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation abdominal distention feels light like a drum; skin is taut assess...
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Study Guide for Nursing Foundations Chapter 46 Bowel Elimination Review Questions and Answers
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During the nursing assessment a patient reveals that he has diarrhea and cramping every time he has ice cream. He attributes this to the cold nature of the food. However, the nurse begins to suspect that these symptoms are associated with: Lactose intolerance. When assessing a 55-year-old patient who is in the clinic for a routine physical, the nurse instructs the patient about the need to obtain a stool specimen for guaiac fecal occult blood testing (gFOBT): As part of a routine examination ...
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Foundations Chapter 47 Bowel Elimination Practice Questions and Complete Solutions
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A registered nurse is educating nursing students about the required interventions while administering an enema. Which statements if made by a student nurse indicate effective understanding? Select all that apply. 1 "I'll place a waterproof pad under the patient's hips and buttocks." 2 "I'll assist the patient into the supine position with the right knee flexed." 3 "I'll stand on the left side of the patient's bed and raise the side rail on the opposite side." 4 "I'll cov...
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