Question

e is having difficulty olem. Consider CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES 1. Elisa Dimaggio is a 36-year-old executive who eats on the run for most meals. She is having diffic with increasing constipation. Outline a patient education plan for her to combat this problem. Con her lifestyle. 2. Prepare to instruct a clinic patient how to collect a stool specimen at home for testing for occult blood Outline your points of instruction 3. Prepare a patient education plan for someone who needs to learn to self-catheterize a continent diver sion. Outline your plan.

Answer 1

1.

• Eat three meals each day. Do not skip meals.
• Avoid junk food, go for healthy replacements.
• Gradually increase the amount of fiber in your diet.
• Choose more whole grain breads, cereals and rice.
• Select more raw fruits and vegetables -- eat the peel, if appropriate.
• Read food labels and look for the "dietary fiber" content of foods. Good sources have 2 grams of fiber or more.
• Drink six to eight glasses of water each day.
• Limit highly refined and processed foods.

• Exercise regularly. Try to do weight-bearing exercise, such as walking, three or more times each week.
• Go to sleep at a regular time each night. Make sure you get enough sleep.

• Try to limit stress in your life.
• Go for a short walk when you feel anxiety or stress increasing.

2.

Three days before the test, avoid some fruits and vegetables, including broccoli and turnips, Red meat, Horseradish, Vitamin C supplements and Pain relievers, such as aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others).

The fecal occult blood test requires the collection of 3 small stool samples.

Collect a stool sample from each of two or three bowel movements in a clean container, usually taken on consecutive days

Then use an applicator stick to apply a smear of stool to a specific area of a card.

After the samples are dry, you return them to your doctor or a designated lab.

3. The self catheterization instructions for the client are as follows:

• Wash your hands and your genital area. Use warm soapy water and wash from front to back.
• Lubricate 2 to 4 inches of the catheter tip using water-soluble lubricating jelly
• Place the other end of the catheter over the toilet or basin.
• Spread the labia (the lips or folds at the opening of your vagina). Use a mirror or your index finger to find the urethra (urinary tract opening).
• Slowly insert the catheter into your urethra. If it doesn’t go in, take a deep breath and bear down as if to trying to urinate.
• If you feel a sharp pain, remove the catheter and try again.
• Empty your bladder.
  • When the urine starts to flow, stop inserting the catheter.
  • When the urine stops flowing, slowly remove the catheter.

In case of using disposable catheter, use a new one each time you empty your bladder. Throw the catheter away when you’re done. If you are using disposiblecatheter, do the following after each use:

• Wash your hands and catheter with soap and warm water.
• Rinse the catheter, making sure there is no soap left inside or on it and dry it.
• Store the catheter in a clean, dry container, such as a re-sealable plastic bag.
• Throw away a catheter if the plastic looks cloudy.
• Wash your hands again. If you used a basin, wash it out.