Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants Ch. 22|35 Ace Your Exams: Proven Strategies and Practice Questions
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Giving an enema is delegated to you. Because of the end-of-shift report, the nurse will not be available to supervise you. What should you do?
Select one:
a. Ask a co-worker to help you.
b. Give the enema if it is in your job description.
c. Give the enema because it was part of your education ...
Mosby's Essentials for Nursing
Assistants Ch. 22|35 Ace Your Exams:
Proven Strategies and Practice
Questions
Giving an enema is delegated to you. Because of the end-of-shift report, the nurse will not be available
to supervise you. What should you do?
Select one:
a. Ask a co-worker to help you.
b. Give the enema if it is in your job description.
c. Give the enema because it was part of your education and training.
d. Give the enema when the nurse is available to supervise you. - ✔ ✔ d. Give the enema when the
nurse is available to supervise you.
How far is the enema tube usually inserted into the adult rectum?
Select one:
a. 1 to 3 inches
b. 2 to 4 inches
c. 4 to 5 inches
d. 5 to 6 inches - ✔ ✔ b. 2 to 4 inches
A bowel training program is developed for a resident. The person usually has a bowel movement after
breakfast. When should you assist the person with elimination?
Select one:
a. After lunch
b. Before lunch
c. After breakfast
d. Before breakfast - ✔ ✔ c. After breakfast
, Which can occur if constipation is not relieved?
Select one:
a. Fecal impaction
b. Enema
c. Diarrhea
d. Suppository - ✔ ✔ a. Fecal impaction
Which fluids increase peristalsis?
Select one:
a. Cold fluids
b. Warm fluids
c. Alcoholic beverages
d. Thick beverages - ✔ ✔ b. Warm fluids
Which is a sign of fecal impaction?
Select one:
a. The frequent passage of liquid stools
b. Marble-sized stools
c. Liquid feces seeping from the anus
d. Passage of large stools - ✔ ✔ c. Liquid feces seeping from the anus
A person has an ileostomy. Which statement is INCORRECT?
Select one:
a. Water is absorbed before feces are expelled into the pouch.
b. The entire colon was removed.
c. Stools are liquid.
d. Liquid stools drain constantly from the ileostomy. - ✔ ✔ a. Water is absorbed before feces are
expelled into the pouch.
A person has an ostomy pouch. The pouch is bulging from flatus. What should you do?
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