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| [1.0053 – 1.030] weight or degree of concentration |
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| collected random, clean-voided or midstream, sterile and timed specimens. |
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| collect during normal voiding from and indwelling catheter or urinary diversion collection bag |
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| (culture and sensitivity) – use a sterile specimen cup |
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| (culture and sensitivity) – if patient has an indwelling catheter, collect a sterile specimen by using aseptic technique through the special sampling port – allows fresh, uncontaminated urine to be sampled. |
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| discard 1st void and record time of the 2nd void – collect over 24 hours in sterile cup and keep on ice or refrigerated in brown jug. |
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| -Normal Urine Appearance: |
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| Pale yellow, straw to amber depending on concentration, No casts/ crystals, No pus, no blood |
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| -Infected Urine Characteristics: |
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| Red/ pink: red blood cells, Strong ammonia odor, s/s: dysuria, frequency, urgency, hesitancy, fever, flank pain, abdominal pain, vomiting |
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| Output- should be at least?? an hour |
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| Output of ?? should be reported |
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| 30cc or less for more than two hour, intake should equal output |
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| The best measure of cardiac output is |
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| UTI – 40 % of health care related infections often due to: |
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| poor hand washing/ catheter care/ urinary retention/ residual urine – Medicare will not reimburse hospitals for readmission due to UTI acquired during previous stay. |
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| Bed pan and specimen Collection: |
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| approximate what is normal- try to allow pt positions that are as close to normal method of voiding as possible- men standing, women sitting down. |
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| IVP(Intravenous Pyelogram)- |
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| views collecting ducts & renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Converts dye into urine..ASSESS CLIENT FOR SHELLFISH (IODINE) ALLERGY BEFORE TEST B/C DYE CONTAINS SHELLFISH!! |
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| must be done on sterile, or clean catch/clean voided specimen. Checking for microorganisms |
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| small amount of urine output |
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| amount left in bladder after voiding |
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| painful or difficult urination – cause by bladder infection, trauma, or inflammation of urethral sphincter. |
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| voiding at frequent intervals (< 2 hours) caused by ↑fluid intake, bladder inflammation, ↑pressure on bladder (pregnancy), diuretic therapy. |
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| feeling of need to void immediately – caused by full bladder, bladder irritation or infection, overactive bladder, psychological stress. |
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| -the use of fiber in the diet: |
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| Low Fiber: low residue for when you have diarrhea; High Fiber: for constipation |
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| How incontinence affects the aging: |
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| Disturbed body image due to wet clothes, odor, need for absorbent undergarments; Embarrassed/ashamed |
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| You don’t want skin breakdown! Respect privacy; Change absorbent undergarments often when soiled; Good hygiene/ peri-care / skin protectants;High risk for infection |
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| Small intestines absorb most of the |
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| nutrients and electrolytes |
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| Older people are very concerned about |
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| unrelieved constipation; collection of hardened feces wedged in rectum that can’t expel |
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| Obvious signof fecal impaction is |
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| inability to pass stool for several days, When continuous oozing of diarrhea stool occurs |
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| Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping |
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| If you suspect impaction then |
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| perform a digital examination of rectum and palpate for impacted mass |
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| Iron supplements make stool |
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| grey to white stool color |
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| Fecal Occult blood test – |
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| a common lab test that clients can perform at home or nurses perform at client’s bedside. Measures microscopic amounts of blood in feces. Useful screening tool for colon cancer. [**NSAID’s decrease clotting factors – can cause bleeding (aspirin) stop taking them 3-5 days before test] |
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| Normal stool characteristics: |
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| Soft, brown;Odor: pungent (affected by food type); Frequency 2-3 times per week or more;Amount: 150 g/day;Shape: resembles diameter of rectum |
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