RNSG 1430 Elimination Exam Questions with Answers

RNSG 1430 Elimination Exam Questions with Answers What is elimination? - Answer-The excretion of waste products from the kidneys and intestines The excretion of waste products from the kidneys and intestines - Answer-GI system (intestines) passage of stool through intestinal tract and dispelling stool by means of intestinal smooth muscle contraction. Urinary system (kidneys)- passage of urine through urinary tract by means of urinary sphincters and urethra. Skin lungs micturition - Answer-urination anuria - Answer-without urine dysuria - Answer-painful urination polyuria - Answer-many urinations oliguria - Answer-productions of small amounts of urine nocturia - Answer-frequent urination at night enuresis - Answer-bed wetting glycosuria - Answer-sugar in the urine urinary frequency - Answer-small amounts of urine frequency urinary hesitancy - Answer-the urge to urinate but theres difficulty to get started continence - Answer-able to hold urine appropriate incontinence - Answer-the innability to hold in urine retention - Answer-bladder feels full but you cant make it come out Interrelated concepts of elimination - Answer-Nutrition Fluids and Electrolytes Acid base balance Mobility Cognition Coping bladder elimination antecedents - Answer-Urge to urinate Feeling of fullness or possible contraction of bladder bladder elimination attributes - Answer-Presence of urine Passage of urine Retention of urine Color of urine Frequency of urination Amount of urine bowel elimination antecedents - Answer-Urge to defecate Possible intestinal cramping or feeling of fullness in rectum bowel elimination attributes - Answer-Presence of stool/feces Passage of stool Form of stool Color of stool Frequency of stool passage Retention of stool The production and excretion of urine pathway - Answer-Kidneys Ureters Bladder urethra Urinary Elimination - Answer--Normally occurs under voluntary control. -Kidneys are responsible for removal of metabolic waste and other elements from the blood in the form of urine. function of the kidneys - Answer-regulate the volume and composition of ECF and excrete waste products (such as byproducts of drugs, excess minerals, vitamins and electrolytes) from the body. They also function to -control BP -activate vit D -Regulate acid base balance