Elimination Quiz - NS

The nurse aide has just assisted a client who needed to urinate to the bathroom. Another appropriate term for the nurse aide to use to describe urination would be:

• defecating

• expectorating

• voiding

• STRAINING

At the beginning of a urinary tract infection, the client will often complain of:

• stomach pain after eating

• urinating 3-4 times a day

• burning upon urination

• urinating large volume of urine

The nurse aide is preparing to cleanse the genital area of a client with an indwelling catheter. When cleaning the client's catheter, the nurse aide SHOULD:

• use a washcloth and begin approximately 4-6 inches down the tube and wash upward to the urinary meatus

• use an alcohol wipe and clean the catheter tubing by cleaning the urinary meatus and moving downward about 12 inches

• use a washcloth and clean the tube starting at the urinary meatus and cleaning downward for about 4-6 inches

• use a washcloth and wash the catheter tubing up and down three times or until the tubing is clean

What position should the nurse aide place the client for an enema?

• Prone

• Lithotomy

• Side lying

• Supine

The nurse aide is caring for a client who has had to be taken to the bathroom five times in the last three hours. Each time, the client has had a liquid bowel movement. The nurse aide MUST report to the nurse immediately if the client:

• is drinking extra fluids

• is able to walk without difficulty

• has skin that is warm and moist

• does not know what time it is

The nurse has just given a client a suppository to stimulate a bowel movement. When should the nurse aide expect to assist this client to the bathroom?

• In 5 minutes

• In 15 to 30 minutes

• In 2-3 hours

• In 1-2 minutes

The nurse aide is assisting a client who has just had a bowel movement. The nurse aide would report to the nurse if the client complained of:

• passage of gas with the bowel movement

• blood in the stool

• an unpleasant odor

• a formed stool

A new nurse aide is preparing to place a client on the bedpan. The new nurse aide MUST be corrected if he or she:

• cleans the bedpan

• gives the client the call button

• wears gloves

• does not ask visitors to leave the room

The nurse aide notes that a client has a lot of flatulence. What would the nurse aide suggest to the client to help with this problem?

• Drink carbonated beverages

• Eat radishes and cucumbers

• Chew gum every day

• Avoid the use of straws

The nurse has instructed the nurse aide to empty the collection bag of a client. To accomplish this task, the nurse aide SHOULD:

• place client on the bedpan and empty the bag into the bedpan

• empty the urine into the toilet while the client is in the bathroom

• disconnect the collection bag and empty the urine in the toilet

• empty the urine into a graduate and pour the urine into the toilet