Nursing Fundamentals-Unit 6.02

When caring for a resident with an indwelling catheter:

• Keep the urine bag on the floor

• Keep the urine bag lower than the abdomen

• Keep the urine bag hooked on the side rail

• Disconnect the tubing from the drainage bag when emptying the bag

The inability to completely empty the bladder is called:

• Retention

• Hematuria

• Incontinence

• UTI

Which of the following is a urinary system function?

• Breaks down food into liquid chyme

• Produces bile to digest fats

• Filters waste products from blood

• Digests food

Which is a normal characteristic of urine?

• Clear (not cloudy)

• Pale yellow to amber colored

• 1000-1500 ml per day

• Orange to red colored

How long can bladder retraining take?

• 1-5 days

• 1-5 weeks

• 6-10 days

• 6-10 weeks

When measuring urine you should always:

• wear a mask

• wear sterile gloves

• record the intake

• read the cylinder at eye level

Eric, NA, has been instructed to collect a 24-hour urine. Eric knows he will collect the urine in a:

• dark colored gallon jug

• white specimen “cowboy” hat

• dark colored Foley catheter bag

• clear urine cup

Enlarged swollen veins at the anal area are common from chronic constipation and childbirth. This is called:

• Umbilical hernia

• Inguinal hernia

• hemorrhoids

• varicose veins

The process of expelling solid waste products of food not absorbed into the body cells is called:

• urination

• elimination

• mastication

• micturition

Drinking too much alcohol can cause a chronic disease where scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue. This is called:

• Peptic ulcer

• Enteritis

• Cirrhosis

• Pancreatitis