CONCEPTS FOR ELIMINATION

To Cover or adorn with or as if with folds Drape

of cloth

A substance (such as grease) capable of Lubricant

reducing friction, heat, and wear when
introduced as a film between solid
surfaces.

A metal instrument with two handles used Forceps

in medical operations for picking up, pulling,
and holding things.

An open receptacle with a flat bottom and Tray

a low rim for holding, carrying, or
exhibiting articles.

Used to keep the edges of a wound in Plaster/Leukoplast

apposition.

A thin flexible catheter used especially to Foley catheter

drain urine from the bladder by way of the
urethra

Used for a preparation of providone-iodine Betadine

Urine drainage bag Urinary bag

A soft usually white fibrous substance Cotton

composed of hairs surrounding the seeds
of various erect freely branching tropical
plants (genus Gossypium) of the mallow
family.

One that receives and contains something: Receptacle

Container

Water that has been freed of dissolved or Distilled Water

suspended solids and from organisms by
distillation (as for medical or chemical
purposes)

An organic compound whose molecule Alcohol

contains one or more hydroxyl groups
attached to a carbon atom

A sterile glove worn to prevent Surgical Gloves

contamination of the patient during
invasive procedures and to protect the
head from exposure to potentially
infectious materials.

A thin gauzy paper used especially for Tissue Paper

protecting something (as a covering or
wrapping)

A shallow vessel used by a bedridden Bed pan

person for urination or defecation

A mattress protector Underpad

A large usually oblong piece or woven fabric Blanket

use as a bed covering, as similar piece of
fabric used as a body covering.

Saline laxative that provides reliable relief Fleet Saline Solution

from occasional constipation without pain
or spasm. You may be constipated if you
have three or fewer bowel movements in a
week and your stools are hard, dry, and
difficult to pass.

Loosely woven cotton surgical dressing Gauze

What procedure should the nurse perform, Perineal care

before reapplying the external catheter

How often the facilities change the On a daily basis

external catheter

Where is the catheter tape to prevent Person’s/ patient’s leg

from pulling

In performing catheterization, what part The patient’s legs to mid-thigh

of the patient (px) you are going to drape

What type of drape you are going to used Fenestrated drape

in px genetalia

After placing the fenestrated drape with 90 degrees angle

your non-dominant, you hold the penis to
what angle

What is the motion in cleaning from the One downward stroke or circular motion
meatus to the base of the penis

How far you go inserting the catheter to 6-8 inches

the urethra

What is the nursing responsibilities if Ask patient to breathe deeply and rotate
catheter resist entry catheter slightly another inch and allow
bladder to empty and remove straight
catheter

What should you do as a student nurse if Tell the nurse at once

the drainage system is accidentally
disconnected

If the catheter is tape to the inner thigh, On the bed frame

where is the drainage bag hooked?

Is the solution introduce into the rectum Enema

and large intestine

To prevent uncomfortable and causes 37.7 degrees celsius

cramping of the PX, the ideal temperature
of the enema solution is?

True or false, One of the purpose of False

administering enema to prevent the escape
of feces during delivery?

Ideally, how far do you lubricate the rectal 5 cm (2 inches)

tube?

Aside from performing hand hygiene, What Provide Privacy

is the most important nursing responsibility
while performing enema?

Before performing enema, what is the best Left Lateral Position

position of the client?
Aside from position the client in a lateral Lift the Upper Buttock
position, What should the nurse do to
ensure good visualization of the anus?

What is the action of Enema? Distend the intestine and irritate the
intestinal mucosa

True or False: Another purpose of True

administering enema is remove feces in
instances of constipation and impaction?

What is the nursing responsibility before Check for primary care provider’s order
administering enema.

The inability to control urine or feces? Incontinence

What is to urinate / excrete waste Void

matter?

Medical term to urinate? Micturate

The medical term for painful urination? Dysuria

What is the blood in the urine? Hematuria

The medical term on frequent urination at Nocturia

night?

Medical condition where the body urinates Polyuria

more than the usual.

A tube used to drain or injected fluid Catheter

through a body opening?

Voiding at frequent intervals. Urinary frequency

What is the need to void at once? Urinary Urgency