URINARY AND BOWEL LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔routine urinalysis - ✔✔Examination of the urine to diagnose, detect and monitor
certain conditions; often performed in the providers office or the lab
✔✔intermittent catheterization - ✔✔In-and-out catheterization performed on a routine,
scheduled basis for a particular client
✔✔coude catheter - ✔✔Selected for ease of insertion when enlargement of the prostate
gland is suspected (Hard tip).
✔✔straight catheter - ✔✔a catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed
✔✔indwelling catheterization - ✔✔have a catheter inserted and then have it stay in for
awhile and have the urine collect in a bag
✔✔foley catheter - ✔✔indwelling catheter inserted through the urethra and into the
bladder that includes a collection system allowing urine to be drained into a bag; the
catheter can remain in place for an extended period
✔✔Foley Catheter Care - ✔✔-Keep the drainage bag below the level of your bladder
and off the floor at all times.
-Keep the catheter secured to your thigh to prevent it from moving.
-Don't lie on your catheter or block the flow of urine in the tubing.
-Shower daily to keep the catheter clean.
-Clean your hands before and after touching the catheter or bag
*Cleaning*
-Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
-Using mild soap and water, clean your genital area.
-Men should retract the foreskin, if needed, and clean the area, including the penis.
-Women should separate the labia, and clean the area from front to back.
-Clean your urethra (urinary opening), which is where the catheter enters your body.
-Clean the catheter from where it enters your body and then down, away from your
body. Hold the catheter at the point it enters your body so that you don't put tension on
it.
-Rinse the area well and dry it gently.
✔✔Acidic Ash - ✔✔cranberry, apple, and prune juices high in this to help reduce
bacterial growth in urinary tract
✔✔bladder irrigation - ✔✔-Removes mucus, blood clots, and other tissue from the
bladders
-Introduces medication into the bladder
, ✔✔catheter removal - ✔✔drain all sterile water from balloon, pull out in smooth steady
motion, assess urinary function post void *note patients first void after removal* monitor
for retention for 24hr post removal
✔✔suprapubic catheterization - ✔✔the placement of a catheter into the bladder through
a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone
✔✔Condom Catheter (Texas Catheter) - ✔✔Urinary catheter that has an attachment
that fits on to the penis
✔✔Kegel exercises - ✔✔repetitious contraction and relaxation of the pubococcygeal
muscle to improve vaginal tone and urinary continence
✔✔bladder retraining - ✔✔behavioral therapy in which the patient learns to urinate on a
schedule, with increasingly longer time intervals as the bladder increases its capacity
✔✔bladder diary - ✔✔outlines time, amount, type of fluid intake and time, each void.
precipitating events.
-record over 3-7 days
✔✔habit training - ✔✔attempts to keep clients dry by having them void at regular
intervals; also referred to as timed voiding or scheduled toileting
✔✔Self-catheterization - ✔✔-May be the intervention of choice for the pt who
experiences spinal cord injury or other neurologic disorders that interfere with urinary
elimination. Intermittent catheterization promotes independent function.
✔✔GI Tract - ✔✔Hollow, mucous-membrane lined, muscular organs
Absorbs fluid & nutrients
Prepares food for absorption and use by body cells
Provides temporary storage of feces
Key function = Fluid & Electrolyte Balance
Receives secretions from gallbladder and pancreas
stomach, colon. intestines, anus rectum
*Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum &
anal canal
*mouth -> esophagus -> LES -> stomach -> pyloric sphincter -> SI -> ileocecal sphincter
-> LI -> rectum -> anus -> anal sphincter
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔routine urinalysis - ✔✔Examination of the urine to diagnose, detect and monitor
certain conditions; often performed in the providers office or the lab
✔✔intermittent catheterization - ✔✔In-and-out catheterization performed on a routine,
scheduled basis for a particular client
✔✔coude catheter - ✔✔Selected for ease of insertion when enlargement of the prostate
gland is suspected (Hard tip).
✔✔straight catheter - ✔✔a catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed
✔✔indwelling catheterization - ✔✔have a catheter inserted and then have it stay in for
awhile and have the urine collect in a bag
✔✔foley catheter - ✔✔indwelling catheter inserted through the urethra and into the
bladder that includes a collection system allowing urine to be drained into a bag; the
catheter can remain in place for an extended period
✔✔Foley Catheter Care - ✔✔-Keep the drainage bag below the level of your bladder
and off the floor at all times.
-Keep the catheter secured to your thigh to prevent it from moving.
-Don't lie on your catheter or block the flow of urine in the tubing.
-Shower daily to keep the catheter clean.
-Clean your hands before and after touching the catheter or bag
*Cleaning*
-Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
-Using mild soap and water, clean your genital area.
-Men should retract the foreskin, if needed, and clean the area, including the penis.
-Women should separate the labia, and clean the area from front to back.
-Clean your urethra (urinary opening), which is where the catheter enters your body.
-Clean the catheter from where it enters your body and then down, away from your
body. Hold the catheter at the point it enters your body so that you don't put tension on
it.
-Rinse the area well and dry it gently.
✔✔Acidic Ash - ✔✔cranberry, apple, and prune juices high in this to help reduce
bacterial growth in urinary tract
✔✔bladder irrigation - ✔✔-Removes mucus, blood clots, and other tissue from the
bladders
-Introduces medication into the bladder
, ✔✔catheter removal - ✔✔drain all sterile water from balloon, pull out in smooth steady
motion, assess urinary function post void *note patients first void after removal* monitor
for retention for 24hr post removal
✔✔suprapubic catheterization - ✔✔the placement of a catheter into the bladder through
a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone
✔✔Condom Catheter (Texas Catheter) - ✔✔Urinary catheter that has an attachment
that fits on to the penis
✔✔Kegel exercises - ✔✔repetitious contraction and relaxation of the pubococcygeal
muscle to improve vaginal tone and urinary continence
✔✔bladder retraining - ✔✔behavioral therapy in which the patient learns to urinate on a
schedule, with increasingly longer time intervals as the bladder increases its capacity
✔✔bladder diary - ✔✔outlines time, amount, type of fluid intake and time, each void.
precipitating events.
-record over 3-7 days
✔✔habit training - ✔✔attempts to keep clients dry by having them void at regular
intervals; also referred to as timed voiding or scheduled toileting
✔✔Self-catheterization - ✔✔-May be the intervention of choice for the pt who
experiences spinal cord injury or other neurologic disorders that interfere with urinary
elimination. Intermittent catheterization promotes independent function.
✔✔GI Tract - ✔✔Hollow, mucous-membrane lined, muscular organs
Absorbs fluid & nutrients
Prepares food for absorption and use by body cells
Provides temporary storage of feces
Key function = Fluid & Electrolyte Balance
Receives secretions from gallbladder and pancreas
stomach, colon. intestines, anus rectum
*Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum &
anal canal
*mouth -> esophagus -> LES -> stomach -> pyloric sphincter -> SI -> ileocecal sphincter
-> LI -> rectum -> anus -> anal sphincter
