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244 UNIT 4 Clinical skills and Care 36. Which of the following food/drink items would be appropriate for the first 24 hours that an infant has diarrhea? a Cooked carrots b Bottle of Pedialyte c. Bottle of milk d. Applesauce e. Mashed bananas f. Bottle of room temperature chamomile tea 38. The proper name for the final new colostomy is Mucoid feces. Steater c. En d. D he tools Writerier 19. A healthy soma should be A light is purple color Shiny and mo c. Cool and dry d. A pinkish red color 37. Most water is absorbed in which portion of the gastrointestinal tract? a. Stomach b. Duodenum c. lleum d. Colon Part 4. Application and Critical Thinking Questions. Choose the correct answer(s). In some questions, more than one answer is correct. Select all that apply. 40. It is common for patients who are taking antibiotics to develop diarrhea as a result of the loss of normal flora from the intestines. Which of the following interven- tions would be helpful for these patients? a. Increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. b. Add yogurt to the daily diet. c. Take lactobacillus acidophilus or other probiotic. d. Drink 4 ounces of apple juice with each meal. 43. What would be the first assessment you the patient to whom you are admin said she was feeling light-headed and a. Assess pulse rate. b. Assess blood pressure. c. Ask whether or not the patient has ever before. d. Determine whether the patient ever had before. e. Assess respiratory rate. 41. Which of the following types of enemas would be safe to administer to infants and patients with heart failure? a. SS enema made with tap water b. Normal saline enema c. Harris flush not made with saline d. A hypotonic solution enema 44. You are administering an enema and have determined that the patient is having a vagal response. What your first action be? a. Place patient in supine position b. Apply oxygen c. Call a code blue d. Stop enema and remove tube from rectum. e. Assess vital signs. 42. Before it is safe for you to delegate to the UAP the ad- ministration of an enema to a patient, it is necessary to a. Ask the patient for permission. b. Administer the first enema yourself to ensure the patient's ability to tolerate it. c. Ask if the UAP can identify steps to take to prevent perforation of intestinal wall. d. Ensure that the UAP knows what a vagal response is.

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QUESTION: 37

ANSWER: D) COLON

  Most water and minerals are reabsorbed in the COLON.In the jejunum and ilium most nutrient absorption will takes place.In the small intestine most of the chemical digestion takes place.Duodenum is the receiving area for the foods and chemicals from the stomach so the water absorption will not takes place. So the answer is colon.

QUESTION: 39

ANSWER: D) A PINKISH RED COLOR

A normal healthy stoma color is PINKISH RED COLOR indicating high vascularity. Pale pink stoma indicating low red blood cell level. Bluish purple color indicates lack of oxygen supply near the stoma so it is not indicating a healthy stoma.The stoma always should be warm and moist not cool and dry. so the correct response is PINKISH RED COLOR.

QUESTION: 38

ANSWER: C) EFFLUENT

The proper name for the fecal material expelled from the new colostomy is called EFFLUENT. The term steatorrhea is also called as oily stool which means excessive presence of fat in the stool. Mucoid stool refers to the presence of mucus in the stool.It is present in some disease condition such as Ulcerative colitis and Inflammatory bowel disease. Diarrhoeal stool means infrequency of bowel movements or the looseness of stool. So the appropriate response is EFFLUENT.