A client with a new colostomy is working to establish a pattern of elimination. The nurse would formulate with the client an outcome criterion that corresponds to:
1. a random bowel elimination pattern.
2. a bowel elimination pattern that is normal for the client.
3. daily bowel evacuation.
4. daily dietary intake.
Question 2
A client tells the nurse that the physician just stated that it will be necessary to use a tube to directly look at the client's lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
The nurse anticipates that this client will need to undergo preparation for which of the following tests?
1. lower GI series (x-rays)
2. colonoscopy
3. flat plate of the abdomen
4. ultrasound of the abdomen
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
Colostomy sites (blue area is where colon was removed).
A typical pop tester used to check the spray pattern of a diesel engine injector.
A hot stone placed under the client’s neck.
Illustration of mitochondrial swapping, working with oocytes from rhesus monkeys