Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants-Chapter 18Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants-Chapter 18

Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants-Chapter 18 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED How much urine is produced in a day? - ANS -1500 mL of urine What is does normal urine look like? - ANS -Pale, yellow, straw-colored -Clear with no particles -Faint odor is normal Dysuria - ANS -painful to urinate Hematuria - ANS -blood in the urine Nocturia - ANS -frequent urination at night Oliguria - ANS -scant amount of urine, less than 500 mL in 24 hours polyuria - ANS -abnormally large amounts of urine urinary frequency - ANS -voiding at frequent intervals urinary incontinence - ANS involuntary loss or leakage of urine urinary retention - ANS -the inability to void urinary urgency - ANS -the need to void Urination (voiding) - ANS -emptying urine out of the bladder bedpans - ANS -used for person who cannot be out of bed How does the person wear a standard bedpan? - ANS -wide rim is placed under the buttocks Fracture pan - ANS -thin rim -1/2 inch deep at one end -smaller end is placed under the buttocks When are fracture pans used? - ANS -casts -traction -limited back motion -spinal cord injury -hip fracture urinal - ANS -men use urinals to void -hooks to the bed rail within the man's reach -sits on the side of the bed or stands if possible Where should you not place urinals? - ANS -do not place urinals on the over-bed table and bedside stands When should you empty urinals? - ANS -promptly, as soon as you can commode - ANS -chair or wheelchair with an opening for a container -unable to walk to the bathroom often us