Fundamentals NR 226 Patient Care:
Chapter 47,50 and 37Exam QUESTIONS
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who are you going to coffee donate to ? - CORRECT ANSWERS https://www.ko-
fi.com/pandariot
What factors can affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS Surgery, immobility, age,
medications, and therapeutic diets
Describe infant poop. ATI - CORRECT ANSWERS infants have watery and yellow pop if breast
feeding. With formula they have pasty brown colored poop
At what age do we typical learn bowel control? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS ages 2-3 years old
What happens to our GI tract and bowels as we get older? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS our
peristalsis decrease and sphincters relax.
What is the fiber requirement per day? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS 25-30 g/day
What is the recommended fluid intake? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS 2000 to 3000 ml/day from
fluid and food sources
how does emotional distress affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS increase
peristalsis and exacerbate chronic conditions ( crohns, ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome)
,how does depression affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS decreaese peristalsis
and can lead to constipation
What environmental/social factors affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS -
willingness to use public toilets
- false perception of need "1-per-day-dump"
-lack of privacy when hospitalized
- constipation due to immobility
- experience pain may suppress urges
- opioid use
how does pregnancy affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS - growing fetus
compromises intestinal space
- slower peristalsis
-straining increasing the risk of hemorrhoids
What 2 types are medications used for bowel control? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS laxatives :
soften stools
cathartics : promotes peristalsis
What occurs with laxative over use? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS chronic use of laxatives cause a
weakening of bowel's expected response to distension from feces resulting in the development of
chronic constipation
what can you do to prevent stool contact with skin in an incontinent patient? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS
The provider can prescribe an anal bag or other bowel management system to collect stool and prevent
it from coming into contact with the skin.
, what therapeutic measures can you take for patients with hemorrhoids? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS
use a moist wipe for cleansing the perianal area, and apply ointments or creams as presribed. use a sitz
bath or ice pack to promote relief from hemorrhoid discomfort.
What are end stomas? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS are results of colorectal cancer or some types
of bowel deasease. It is a a diversion of the colon into the anterior aspect of abdomen.
Describe loop colostomies, ati - CORRECT ANSWERS they help resolve medical emergency and
are temporary. In a loop colonostomy, a loop of bowel is supported on the abdomen with a proximal
stoma draining stool and a distal stoma draining mucus.
Usually done in transverse colon.
Describe double-barrel colostomies. ati - CORRECT ANSWERS consist of 2 abdominal stomas:
once proximal and one distal. the proximal stoma drains stool and the distal stoma leads to inactive
intestine. after the injured area of the intestine heals, the colostomy is often reversed by reattaching the
2 ends.
describe paralytic ileus. ati - CORRECT ANSWERS is an intestinal obstruction caused by reduced
motility following bowel manipulation during surgery, electrolyte imbalance, wound infection, or by the
effects of medication.
What are the causes of constipation? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS - frequent laxative use
- advance age
- inadequate fluid intake
- inadequate fiber intake
- immobilization
-sedentary lifestyle
- pregnancy
Chapter 47,50 and 37Exam QUESTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 RATED A+
who are you going to coffee donate to ? - CORRECT ANSWERS https://www.ko-
fi.com/pandariot
What factors can affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS Surgery, immobility, age,
medications, and therapeutic diets
Describe infant poop. ATI - CORRECT ANSWERS infants have watery and yellow pop if breast
feeding. With formula they have pasty brown colored poop
At what age do we typical learn bowel control? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS ages 2-3 years old
What happens to our GI tract and bowels as we get older? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS our
peristalsis decrease and sphincters relax.
What is the fiber requirement per day? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS 25-30 g/day
What is the recommended fluid intake? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS 2000 to 3000 ml/day from
fluid and food sources
how does emotional distress affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS increase
peristalsis and exacerbate chronic conditions ( crohns, ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome)
,how does depression affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS decreaese peristalsis
and can lead to constipation
What environmental/social factors affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS -
willingness to use public toilets
- false perception of need "1-per-day-dump"
-lack of privacy when hospitalized
- constipation due to immobility
- experience pain may suppress urges
- opioid use
how does pregnancy affect bowel elimination? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS - growing fetus
compromises intestinal space
- slower peristalsis
-straining increasing the risk of hemorrhoids
What 2 types are medications used for bowel control? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS laxatives :
soften stools
cathartics : promotes peristalsis
What occurs with laxative over use? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS chronic use of laxatives cause a
weakening of bowel's expected response to distension from feces resulting in the development of
chronic constipation
what can you do to prevent stool contact with skin in an incontinent patient? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS
The provider can prescribe an anal bag or other bowel management system to collect stool and prevent
it from coming into contact with the skin.
, what therapeutic measures can you take for patients with hemorrhoids? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS
use a moist wipe for cleansing the perianal area, and apply ointments or creams as presribed. use a sitz
bath or ice pack to promote relief from hemorrhoid discomfort.
What are end stomas? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS are results of colorectal cancer or some types
of bowel deasease. It is a a diversion of the colon into the anterior aspect of abdomen.
Describe loop colostomies, ati - CORRECT ANSWERS they help resolve medical emergency and
are temporary. In a loop colonostomy, a loop of bowel is supported on the abdomen with a proximal
stoma draining stool and a distal stoma draining mucus.
Usually done in transverse colon.
Describe double-barrel colostomies. ati - CORRECT ANSWERS consist of 2 abdominal stomas:
once proximal and one distal. the proximal stoma drains stool and the distal stoma leads to inactive
intestine. after the injured area of the intestine heals, the colostomy is often reversed by reattaching the
2 ends.
describe paralytic ileus. ati - CORRECT ANSWERS is an intestinal obstruction caused by reduced
motility following bowel manipulation during surgery, electrolyte imbalance, wound infection, or by the
effects of medication.
What are the causes of constipation? ati - CORRECT ANSWERS - frequent laxative use
- advance age
- inadequate fluid intake
- inadequate fiber intake
- immobilization
-sedentary lifestyle
- pregnancy
