Study sets matching "nursing 101 bowel elimination"
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The Large Intestine
The Small and Large Intestines
Process of Peristalsis
Peristaltic Movements in the Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
-Peristalsis is under control of the nervous system.... -Contract…
The Large Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
The Small and Large Intestines
Defecation
Chyme
distention
frequency of elimination
the process of bowel elimination
semiliquid mass of partly digested food and digestive secretio…
stretching out of the intestinal walls
infants - 3-6 x... children through adulthood 1-2 x... peristalsis u…
Defecation
the process of bowel elimination
Chyme
semiliquid mass of partly digested food and digestive secretio…
Mouth
Upper esophageal sphincter
Cardiac/Lower esophageal sphincter
Stomach
digestion begins here with saliva, teeth masticate food
a circular muscle that prevents air from entering the esophagu…
prevents reflux of stomach contents back into the esophagus; l…
stores, mixes and empties content into small intestine
Mouth
digestion begins here with saliva, teeth masticate food
Upper esophageal sphincter
a circular muscle that prevents air from entering the esophagu…
Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Chyme
Breaks down food; saliva softens it and allows it to slide down
Passageway to the stomach
Mixes food with digestive juices to produce chyme
Acidic liquid mass that is pastelike
Mouth
Breaks down food; saliva softens it and allows it to slide down
Esophagus
Passageway to the stomach
The Large Intestine
The Small and Large Intestines
Process of Peristalsis
Peristaltic Movements in the Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
-Peristalsis is under control of the nervous system.... -Contract…
The Large Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
The Small and Large Intestines
part of the bowel responsible for absor…
Large intestine - what are the parts?
ileus
Decreased skin turgor
jejunum and ileum
cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum
post anesthesia; no propulsive ability of bowel
What assessment finding will the nurse expect when a client ha…
part of the bowel responsible for absor…
jejunum and ileum
Large intestine - what are the parts?
cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum
What propels food through the digestive…
what occurs when the stool remains in t…
What occurs when the waste products go…
The expulsion of feces or stool from th…
peristalsis
constipation
diarrhea
defacation
What propels food through the digestive…
peristalsis
what occurs when the stool remains in t…
constipation
Mouth
Upper esophageal sphincter
Cardiac/Lower esophageal sphincter
Stomach
digestion begins here with saliva, teeth masticate food
a circular muscle that prevents air from entering the esophagu…
prevents reflux of stomach contents back into the esophagus; l…
stores, mixes and empties content into small intestine
Mouth
digestion begins here with saliva, teeth masticate food
Upper esophageal sphincter
a circular muscle that prevents air from entering the esophagu…
Bowel Training
Cathartics
Chyme
Clostridium Difficile
AKA: Habit Training; Setting up a daily routine; Attempting to…
Drugs that act to promote bowel evacuation
Created by the Mixing of food with digestive juices
Also known as C. difficile, or C. diff, is a bacterium which i…
Bowel Training
AKA: Habit Training; Setting up a daily routine; Attempting to…
Cathartics
Drugs that act to promote bowel evacuation
Upper esophageal sphincter
Cardiac/Lower esophageal sphincter
Stomach
Duodenum
a circular muscle that prevents air from entering the esophagu…
prevents reflux of stomach contents back into the esophagus; l…
stores, mixes and empties content into small intestine
continues to process chyme from stomach; aprox. 8-10 in. (20-2…
Upper esophageal sphincter
a circular muscle that prevents air from entering the esophagu…
Cardiac/Lower esophageal sphincter
prevents reflux of stomach contents back into the esophagus; l…
Large intestine
Reabsorption (large intestine)
Peristalsis (large intestine)
Protection (large intestine)
-From ileocecal valve to the anus... -Colon- 50-60 inches long... -C…
-1500 mL chyme produced; only 100 mL fluid in feces
-Movement of digestive products by wave like movements produce…
-Mucus production protects lining from acidity (HCO3)
Large intestine
-From ileocecal valve to the anus... -Colon- 50-60 inches long... -C…
Reabsorption (large intestine)
-1500 mL chyme produced; only 100 mL fluid in feces
The Large Intestine
The Small and Large Intestines
Process of Peristalsis
Peristaltic Movements in the Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
-Peristalsis is under control of the nervous system.... -Contract…
The Large Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
The Small and Large Intestines
True or False: The large intestine is t…
The two primary function of the colon (…
True or False: The colon does not form…
Does the colon produce B-Complex vitami…
True
- Absorption of Water and Electrolytes... - Formation of Feces an…
False. The colon does produce vitamin K.
Yes
True or False: The large intestine is t…
True
The two primary function of the colon (…
- Absorption of Water and Electrolytes... - Formation of Feces an…
Describe Small Intestine
Describe Large Intestine
Factors that affect bowel elimination
What is an enema?
-20' long 1" wide... -3 parts: duodenum, jejunum, ileum... - respo…
-primary organ of bowel elimination... -distal part called colon…
Developmental considerations ... Defecation habits... Food & Fluid... A…
A solution introduced into the rectum and sigmoid colon to hel…
Describe Small Intestine
-20' long 1" wide... -3 parts: duodenum, jejunum, ileum... - respo…
Describe Large Intestine
-primary organ of bowel elimination... -distal part called colon…
The Large Intestine
The Small and Large Intestines
Process of Peristalsis
Peristaltic Movements in the Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
-Peristalsis is under control of the nervous system.... -Contract…
The Large Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
The Small and Large Intestines
The Large Intestine
The Small and Large Intestines
Process of Peristalsis
Peristaltic Movements in the Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
-Peristalsis is under control of the nervous system.... -Contract…
The Large Intestine
Primary organ of bowel elimination... Extends from the ileocecal…
The Small and Large Intestines
Physiological Processes & Elimination -…
Physiological Processes & Elimination -…
Physiological Processes & Elimination -…
Physiological Processes & Elimination -…
Age: Infants (smaller stomach capacity, less secretion of dige…
Diet: Regular daily food intake helps maintain a regular patte…
Physical Activity: stimulates peristalsis, immobilization depr…
Pschological Factors: emotional stress - digestive process is…
Physiological Processes & Elimination -…
Age: Infants (smaller stomach capacity, less secretion of dige…
Physiological Processes & Elimination -…
Diet: Regular daily food intake helps maintain a regular patte…
Bowl incontinence
Bowel training program
Cathartic
Colostomy
the inability of the anal sphincter to control the discharge o…
program that manipulates factors within a person's control to…
med that strongly increases GI motility and promotes defecation
an opening into the colon that permits feces to exit through t…
Bowl incontinence
the inability of the anal sphincter to control the discharge o…
Bowel training program
program that manipulates factors within a person's control to…
Bowel elimination
Mouth notes
Pharynx notes
Esophagus
- normal process by which we eliminate waste products from the…
- mastication: chewing ... - ptyalin, salivary amylase: enzymes w…
-back of throat where food and air passed after chewing... - epig…
- contracts and relaxes and waves of peristalsis to push the b…
Bowel elimination
- normal process by which we eliminate waste products from the…
Mouth notes
- mastication: chewing ... - ptyalin, salivary amylase: enzymes w…
What propels food through the digestive…
what occurs when the stool remains in t…
What occurs when the waste products go…
The expulsion of feces or stool from th…
peristalsis
constipation
diarrhea
defacation
What propels food through the digestive…
peristalsis
what occurs when the stool remains in t…
constipation
Describe Small Intestine
Describe Large Intestine
Factors that affect bowel elimination
What is an enema?
-20' long 1" wide... -3 parts: duodenum, jejunum, ileum... - respo…
-primary organ of bowel elimination... -distal part called colon…
Developmental considerations ... Defecation habits... Food & Fluid... A…
A solution introduced into the rectum and sigmoid colon to hel…
Describe Small Intestine
-20' long 1" wide... -3 parts: duodenum, jejunum, ileum... - respo…
Describe Large Intestine
-primary organ of bowel elimination... -distal part called colon…
What propels food through the digestive…
what occurs when the stool remains in t…
What occurs when the waste products go…
The expulsion of feces or stool from th…
peristalsis
constipation
diarrhea
defacation
What propels food through the digestive…
peristalsis
what occurs when the stool remains in t…
constipation
where mechanical and chemical breakdown…
What is in the stomach that is importan…
what happened in the small intestine?
what is the order of the parts of the s…
mouth
intrinsic factor for absorption of vitamin B12
nutrients and proteins are reabsorbed from food and come out a…
duodenum, jejunum, and Ileum
where mechanical and chemical breakdown…
mouth
What is in the stomach that is importan…
intrinsic factor for absorption of vitamin B12
While assessing a patient before admini…
A nurse is preparing to administer an e…
The health care provider prescribes met…
Which part of the gastrointestinal trac…
D... Before administering an enema, the nurse should inspect the…
A... The nurse should not give an enema to a patient sitting on t…
B... Methylcellulose is a bulk-forming stool softener that absorb…
D... The main functions of the large intestine, or colon, are abs…
While assessing a patient before admini…
D... Before administering an enema, the nurse should inspect the…
A nurse is preparing to administer an e…
A... The nurse should not give an enema to a patient sitting on t…