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Bowel Elimination Flashcards

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Physiological factors of bowel elimination

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Stress
Patient embarrassment
Culture
Depression

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Physiological influence of bowel elimination

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Impaired elimination-eg. colostomy
Activity
Position
Weakened muscle
Surgery/ anesthesia
Medications
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Normal bowel movement

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Soft
Solid and formed
semi solid formed
3-4 times/day
Strongest after meals
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Causes of constipation

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Ignoring the need to go
Insufficient fluid
Inactivity

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Signs and symptoms of Constipation

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Fewer than 3 BM a week
Hard stool
Painful BM

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Nursing interventions incase of constipation

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Increased activity
Increased fluids
Diet
Timing
Enema
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Signs and symptoms of diarrhea

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Waterly stool
Trouble in controlling the BM
Dehydration

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Causes of Diarrhea

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Medication
Pathogens
Food intolerance
Enteral feeding

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How do you promote normal BM

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P...Position upright/sitting
O...Output- Adequate hydration
O...Offer fluids
P...Privacy
E...Exercise
R...Report results
S...Scoop
C...Consistency
O...Occult blood
O...Odor
P...Peristalsis
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