Exam ATI Med Surg Gastrointestinal Detailed Answer Key / ATI Module Enemas
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ATI Med Surg Gastrointestinal Detailed Answer Key / ATI Module Enemas
A cleansing enema can be either _____________ or _____________ - ANSWER-large- or small-volume.
a collection of hardened feces (stool) in the rectum or sigmoid colon that cannot be expelled naturally - ANSWER-fecal impact...
ATI Med Surg
Gastrointestinal Detailed
Answer Key / ATI Module
Enemas
A cleansing enema can be either _____________ or _____________ -
✔✔✔ANSWER-large- or small-volume.
, a collection of hardened feces (stool) in the rectum or sigmoid colon that cannot be
expelled naturally - ✔✔✔ANSWER-fecal impaction
a solid, dissolvable cone-shaped medication preparation inserted into the rectum -
✔✔✔ANSWER-suppository
an agent that causes emptying of the bowels, generally considered to be stronger
than a laxative - ✔✔✔ANSWER-cathartic
As an RN, can I delegate the task of enema administration? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-You
may delegate the task of enema administration after ensuring that the patient's vital
signs are stable and that he is comfortable and does not require an alternative
position. Also make sure that the nursing assistant is educated about the procedure,
signs and symptoms to watch for, and positioning techniques.
Before administering an enema you should put the pt in what position. Why? -
✔✔✔ANSWER-position the patient on his left side in Sims' position or left lateral
position with the right knee flexed, which will adequately expose the anus. This
position allows the solution to flow downward by gravity along the curve of the
sigmoid colon and rectum, thus improving the effectiveness of the enema
describe a fracture bedpan - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Patients who are in body or leg casts,
have a lower-extremity fracture, or are unable to raise their hips use the other type,
the fracture bedpan. It is made of hard plastic and has a flat upper end that makes
sliding the bedpan under the patient much easier.
describe a regular bedpan - ✔✔✔ANSWER-hard plastic and has a curved, smooth
upper end and a tapered lower end. Patients who are able to lift their hips and have
no mobility restrictions of the lower extremities use this type of bedpan.
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