Urinary Elimination in Healthcare

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What type of urinary incontinence involves involuntary urine loss during exertion like sneezing or coughing?

  • Stress urinary incontinence (correct)
  • Urge urinary incontinence
  • Urinary diversions
  • Mixed urinary incontinence

Which factor is crucial in minimizing the risk for infection when caring for patients with a closed bladder drainage system like an indwelling folic catheter?

  • Aseptic technique (correct)
  • Functional ability
  • Fluid intake
  • Urinary diversions

What does constipation represent in relation to bowel elimination?

  • A disease
  • An issue with proper fluid intake
  • A sign of proper diet
  • A symptom (correct)

In patients with urinary dysfunction, nursing care should consider multiple factors except:

<p>Ingested foods (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of urge urinary incontinence?

<p>Involuntary leakage associated with urgency (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can fecal impaction lead to if not relieved?

<p>Intestinal obstruction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do nurses play in treating patients with urinary problems?

<p>Assessing patients' urinary tract functions and providing support for bladder emptying (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organ filters waste products of metabolism from the blood in the process of urinary elimination?

<p>Kidneys (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the sensation of urge to pass urine by signaling the need to empty the bladder?

<p>Volume of urine in the bladder (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common healthcare-acquired infection often caused by instrumentation of the urinary tract?

<p>Urinary tract infections (UTIs) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During micturition, what happens to the bladder and urinary sphincter?

<p>Bladder contracts; urinary sphincter relaxes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary causative pathogen for urinary tract infections (UTIs)?

<p>Escherichia coli (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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