Final Exam 3 Questions Fully Solved
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Tarry black stools - Answer May contain blood, blood occult test needed
Catheter care - Answer Proper perineal care when the patient has a catheter
Cleansing enemas - Answer Relieve constipation or cleanse bowels
Low fat diet - Answer Used for patients who are experiencing problems with fat
malabsorption, for example disorders of gallbladder, liver, lymphatic system, pancreas or
intestines
Urinalysis - Answer Done to rule out urinary tract infection and to look for protein which could
indicate impaired renal function
Dehydration - Answer Loss of fluid only
Clients/assisted living facility - Answer Known as residents because they live there
Narcotic analgesics - Answer -Made of opium and opium derivatives
-Control and relieve pain
-Oral, topical, injectable and IV
-Must be counted
-Do not flush wasted narcotics
Constipation - Answer Hard stools, difficulty passing stools
Palliative care - Answer Physician directed care
Prognosis may be more than six months
Comfort measure or other therapies to decrease symptoms
, Suprapubic catheter - Answer Placed after trauma or surgery when an indwelling catheter
can't be inserted. Small incision above pubic bone with instrument passing through abdomen
into bladder.
Sputum specimen - Answer Best to get first thing in the morning
Either patient coughs up sputum and spits it in sterile container or suctioning of the throat and
trachea must be done
Pin site care - Answer Cleansing the skin insertion sites using sterile gauze saturated with
normal saline or hydrogen peroxide. Assess pin sites for signs of infection.
Stool specimen occult blood - Answer Guaiac test
Tests for presence of blood in stool
Intake - Answer Fluids taken by mouth, administered via IV, or administered parenteral or
parenteral feedings
Manual stool removal contradiction - Answer Same as Enema
Rectal surgery
Severely bleeding hemorrhoids
Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's disease
Rectal fissure
Rectal cancer
Excessive bleeding
Heart disease
Anuria - Answer Absence of urine or minimal urine production
Assessing integrity of skin - Answer Color
Temperature
Moisture
Turgor
If immobile assess pressure points