NURS 1871 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Factors influencing urination
Growth and development
Sociocultural factors
Psychological factors
Personal habits
Fluid intake
Pathological conditions
Surgical procedures
Medications
Diagnostic Examinations
Urinary retention
An accumulation of urine due to the inability of the bladder to empty
UTI
Caused by E. coli
S/S:
Urinary incontinence
involuntary leakage of urine
-urgency
-stress
,Dysuria
painful or difficult urination
Frequency
Voiding more than eight times (5 or more times a day is normal) during waking hours or
at decreased intervals (less than every two hours)
Polyuria
Voiding excessive amounts of urine (greater than 2.5 L)
Oliguria
Diminished urine output in relation to fluid intake (less than 400 mL)
Anuria
Lack of producing urine/very little (less than 50 mL in 24 hours)
Characteristics of urine (COPA)
Color/clarity
Odor
Particles
Amount
Nephrons
Functional units of the kidneys
Remove waste product from the blood and regulate fluid and electrolyte balance
Normal range of urine production in a adult
1-2L per day
Adults typically void when their bladder is at a volume of
400-600mL
, Ureterostomy (ileal conduit)
a permanent incontinent urinary diversion created by transplanting the ureters into a
closed-off part of the intestinal ileum and bringing the other end out onto the abdominal
wall forming a stoma
Nephrostomy tube
Tunnel through the renal pelvis
Used when the ureter is obstructed
The large intestine
The primary organ of bowel elimination
Absorption
Secretion
Elimination
Fecal impaction (intestinal obstruction)
S/S: liquid stool
At risk: confused, immobile, unconscious
Bowel diversions (Ostomies)
Sigmoid colostomy (FORMED STOOL)
Ileostomy (LIQUID)
Guaiac fecal occult test
Determines if there is any blood in the stool
A blue result indicates there is blood in the stool
Changes in cognition and level of consciousness
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Factors influencing urination
Growth and development
Sociocultural factors
Psychological factors
Personal habits
Fluid intake
Pathological conditions
Surgical procedures
Medications
Diagnostic Examinations
Urinary retention
An accumulation of urine due to the inability of the bladder to empty
UTI
Caused by E. coli
S/S:
Urinary incontinence
involuntary leakage of urine
-urgency
-stress
,Dysuria
painful or difficult urination
Frequency
Voiding more than eight times (5 or more times a day is normal) during waking hours or
at decreased intervals (less than every two hours)
Polyuria
Voiding excessive amounts of urine (greater than 2.5 L)
Oliguria
Diminished urine output in relation to fluid intake (less than 400 mL)
Anuria
Lack of producing urine/very little (less than 50 mL in 24 hours)
Characteristics of urine (COPA)
Color/clarity
Odor
Particles
Amount
Nephrons
Functional units of the kidneys
Remove waste product from the blood and regulate fluid and electrolyte balance
Normal range of urine production in a adult
1-2L per day
Adults typically void when their bladder is at a volume of
400-600mL
, Ureterostomy (ileal conduit)
a permanent incontinent urinary diversion created by transplanting the ureters into a
closed-off part of the intestinal ileum and bringing the other end out onto the abdominal
wall forming a stoma
Nephrostomy tube
Tunnel through the renal pelvis
Used when the ureter is obstructed
The large intestine
The primary organ of bowel elimination
Absorption
Secretion
Elimination
Fecal impaction (intestinal obstruction)
S/S: liquid stool
At risk: confused, immobile, unconscious
Bowel diversions (Ostomies)
Sigmoid colostomy (FORMED STOOL)
Ileostomy (LIQUID)
Guaiac fecal occult test
Determines if there is any blood in the stool
A blue result indicates there is blood in the stool
Changes in cognition and level of consciousness
