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What does elimination do for patients? Check all that apply.rids the body of toxinsmaintains healthmakes patients more comfortablelets patients have private time teaches patients how to hold their bladder

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rids the body of toxins
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maintains health
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makes patients more comfortable
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lets patients have private time
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teaches patients how to hold their bladder
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Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences.

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On a daily basis, healthy adult individuals produce roughly of urine. Infants produce 200 to mL per day. An individual’s urine production .:1500 mL
On a daily basis, healthy adult individuals produce roughly of urine. Infants produce 200 to mL per day. An individual’s urine production .:300
On a daily basis, healthy adult individuals produce roughly of urine. Infants produce 200 to mL per day. An individual’s urine production .:fluctuates based on variables
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What is the relationship between urine production and frequency?

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The less urine produced in the body, the more frequently a person will need to eliminate.
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The more urine produced in the body, the more frequently a person will need to eliminate.
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The more urine produced in the body, the less frequently a person will need to eliminate.
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Urine production and frequency are not related.
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Which scenario is an example of abnormal urine?

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The patient has dark yellow urine and with particles present.
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The patient has pale yellow urine with a subtle odor.
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The patient has amber-colored urine with no particles present.
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The patient has urine with a subtle odor, but no particles present.
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What is the most common time for patients to have BMs?

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after breakfast or dinner
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in between meals
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before breakfast
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before dinner
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How do nursing assistants help patients with elimination? Check all that apply.by maintaining proper communicationby responding to signal lights promptlyby helping them use a bedpanby properly disposing of wasteby prescribing them with incontinence training techniques

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by maintaining proper communication
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by responding to signal lights promptly
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by helping them use a bedpan
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by properly disposing of waste
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by prescribing them with incontinence training techniques
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How are signal lights supposed to be used by patients to meet their elimination needs?

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The patient uses the signal light to notify the nursing assistant of the need to eliminate.
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The patient uses the signal light to notify the nursing assistant of incontinence.
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The patient uses the signal light to notify the nursing assistant of soiled linens.
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The patient uses the signal light to notify the nursing assistant of a trip to the bathroom.
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Complete the sentences using the drop-down menus.

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A nursing assistant reports that a patient has some blood in her urine. This urinary condition is called .:hematuria
A second patient is found to have difficult or painful urination. This patient likely has .:dysuria
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What is the difference between constipation and impaction?

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Constipation is when hard stools are stuck in the rectum; impaction is the inability to have a BM.
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Constipation is the inability to have a BM; impaction is when hard stools are stuck in the rectum.
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Constipation is the condition of having loose stools; impaction is when loose stools are stuck in the rectum.
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Constipation is the condition of having loose stools; impaction is the inability to have BM.
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What is the goal of the delayed elimination training technique?

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to train the body to not have to eliminate
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to train the body to use bedpans more effectively
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to train the body to hold the bladder and bowels longer
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to train the body to produce urine more frequently
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Why is it important to give some patients bedpans?

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They are unable to move from bed and need to eliminate.
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They have abnormal urine caused by medications
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They cannot use signal lights.
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They would rather eliminate in private.

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