Derfinations
dysuria
Painful or difficult urination
The healthy adult excretes about ____ in a day.
1500 mL
incontinence is a normal part of aging
YES/NO
NO
Another name for in-dwelling catheter
Foley catheter
At what level should be the drainage bag to the bladder.
Below the level of bladder.
glucosuria
Glucose, a type of sugar (glucos) in the urine (uria)
A diet high in salt causes
the body to retain water
What is Urinary incontinence?
Inability to control the passage of urine from the bladder
straight catheter
tube that drains the bladder and is removed after one use. It is inserted through the urethra into the bladder.
Care measures for a client with urinary incontinence. (List 2)
provide frequent and proper skin care and change the client into clean, dry garments after each episode. Promptly changing wet bed linens.
hematuria
Blood in the urine
decrease in the amount of water in body tissues, which occurs when fluid output exceeds intake
Dehydration
Goal of bladder training
Control of urination
suprapubic catheter
surgically inserted through the abdomen, above the pubic bone, into the bladder
Three type of specimen collection.
Random, Midstream, 24-Hour
micturition
process of emptying urine from the bladder.
frequency of urination depends on (list 4)
The amount of fluid intake, personal habits, and available toilet facilities, as well as activity, work, and illness.
Difference b/w bed pan and fracture pan.
Retention catheter
An in-dwelling catheter/ foley catheter is inserted into the bladder through the urinary meatus and urethra. A balloon within the catheter is inflated after insertion, preventing the catheter from slipping out of the bladder.
What you should be reported and recorded when emptying a drainage bag? (List 3)
(The amount of urine measured.) (The colour, clarity, and odour of urine.) (Particles in the urine.) (Complaints of pain, burning, irritation, or the need to urinate.) (Drainage system leaks.)
ureterostomy
An artificial opening (stomy) between the ureter (uretero) and the abdomen.
Urine normally appears as (color, particles, odour)
pale yellow, straw-coloured, or amber and is clear with no particles. A faint odour is normal.
The different types of incontinence are:
Stress, Urge, Overflow, Functional, Reflex, Mixed
Purpose of Catheter (list 2)
Catheters often are used before, during, and after surgery to keep the bladder empty.
Catheters allow hourly urinary output measurements in clients with critical illnesses.
Catheters are the last resort for managing incontinence.
What is an ileal conduit?
an artificial bladder fashioned out of a section of the ileum (part of the small intestine). Urine drains from the ureters into the newly created artificial bladder and then through the stoma.