NURS 650 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
> functional incontinence? Answer:urine loss caused by the inability to
reach the toilet because of environmental barriers, physical limitations, loss
of memory, or disorientation
> reflex incontinence? Answer:experience emptying of the bladder w/o
sensation of the need to void
> total incontinence? Answer:a continuous and unpredictable loss of urine,
resulting from surgery, trauma, or physical malformation
> dialysis? Answer:a mechanical way of filtering waste from the blood
> nursing process for bowels? Answer:-inspection
-auscultation
-percussion
-palpation (deep palpation is performed by advanced medical personal)
> when listening to bowel sounds? Answer:start lower right and go up,
across and down
> occult blood in stool? Answer:blood that is hidden in the specimen or
cannot be seen on gross examination
> direct studies? Answer:going inside the body ex. colonoscopy,
sigmoidoscopy
> indirect studies? Answer:commonly performed through radiography ex.
abdominal ultrasound, MRI, abdominal CT scan, small bowel series,
barium enema
> constipation? Answer:dry, hard stool; persistently difficult passage of
stool; incomplete passage of stool
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
> functional incontinence? Answer:urine loss caused by the inability to
reach the toilet because of environmental barriers, physical limitations, loss
of memory, or disorientation
> reflex incontinence? Answer:experience emptying of the bladder w/o
sensation of the need to void
> total incontinence? Answer:a continuous and unpredictable loss of urine,
resulting from surgery, trauma, or physical malformation
> dialysis? Answer:a mechanical way of filtering waste from the blood
> nursing process for bowels? Answer:-inspection
-auscultation
-percussion
-palpation (deep palpation is performed by advanced medical personal)
> when listening to bowel sounds? Answer:start lower right and go up,
across and down
> occult blood in stool? Answer:blood that is hidden in the specimen or
cannot be seen on gross examination
> direct studies? Answer:going inside the body ex. colonoscopy,
sigmoidoscopy
> indirect studies? Answer:commonly performed through radiography ex.
abdominal ultrasound, MRI, abdominal CT scan, small bowel series,
barium enema
> constipation? Answer:dry, hard stool; persistently difficult passage of
stool; incomplete passage of stool
