Urinary Elimination
Adults sense the desire to urinate when the bladder contains this amount of urine
What is 150-200mL?
Collected using a specimen “hat”, which you place under a toilet seat to collect voided urine
What is a random urine specimen for routine urinalysis?
This type of catheter is often used for a longer period of time
What is a Foley catheter or indwelling
These are characteristics of urine
What is color, clarity, and odor?
Performed to identify whether bacteria are present and to determine the most effective antibiotic for treatment
What is a culture and sensitivity?
An accumulation of urine due to the inability of the bladder to empty
What is urinary retention?
This catheter is used to drain urine a couple times a day and removed each time.
What is a straight catheter
This is the word for "diminished urinary output"
What is oliguria?
The 24-hour timed collection is most common and allows for measurement and quantitative analysis of elements such as amino acids, creatinine, hormones, glucose, and adrenocorticosteroid excretion
What is a timed urine specimen?
Amount of urine the adult bladder holds
What is 300-500mL
Burning or pain with urination
What is dysuria?
This is where you should hang a catheter bag when someone is in bed
What is a non-movable part of the bedframe?
This is when children are developmentally ready for toilet training
What is age 18-24 months?
Urine is tested by immersing a specially prepared test strip of paper into a clean urine specimen
What is a dip stick urine test?
This process represents the beginning of urine formation
What is glomerular filtration?
Inflammation of the bladder
What is cystitis?
Check for this upon urinary catheter removal
What is catheter intactness?
Exercises used to strengthen the pelvic floor
What are pelvic floor exercises/ Kegel exercises?
The correct term for a "hat"
What is graduated specimen pan?
Occurs when the brain gives the bladder permission to empty, the bladder contracts, the urinary sphincter relaxes, and urine leaves the body through the urethra
What is micturition?
Untimely urination because of physical disability, external obstacles, or cognitive problems that prevent person from reaching toilet
What is functional incontinence?
The nurse will assess these (2 items) if the patient is unable to void within 6-8 hours of catheter removal
What is bladder distention and bladder scan?