| A | B |
|---|
| elimination | to get rid of waste in the body: vomit, urinate, or defecate |
| defecate/go poop/to move your bowels (verbs) | to get rid of solid waste through the anus/to go poop or to have a bowel movement (BM) |
| bowels | another word for intestines |
| urinate | to go pee or to void |
| constipation | difficult elimination of a dry, hard stool that is infrequent |
| diarrhea | loose watery stool that is frequent |
| urge | to feel the need to go the bathroom |
| embarrassed | the way a patient feels when they have in continence |
| incontinent | unable to contol the bladder or bowels |
| pericare | clean every time after patient has incontinence |
| front to back | the correct way to do peri care |
| light yellow or clear | the correct color of urine |
| brown and shaped | the correct color of a BM |
| void | to go pee or to urinate |
| 100-250cc | the amount of urine in the bladder to feel the urge to go pee |
| stool/feces/poop/bowel movement (BM): nouns | solid waste from the GI system |
| emesis | vomit or throw up |
| vomit | to throw up |
| urinary system | kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra |
| urinary tract infection (UTI) | can be caused by; a catheter, poor fluid intake, sexual intercourse, poor perineal hygiene, a medical exam. |
| signs of a UTI | urinating frequently, urgency (right now), burning or pain, fever, strong smell of urine, blood in the urine |
| urethra | the female urethra is shorter than the male urethra so it is easier for a female to get a UTI than a male. |
| digestive system/gastrointestinal (GI) | mouth, esophogus, stomach, small and large intestine, colon, rectum, anus |
| urinal | used by a male patient to urinate into. Empty it promptly to prevent odors and the spread of microbes. |
| bed pan | there are two types of bed pans; a fracture pan and a standard bed pan. They are used when a patient cannot get out of bed. |
| enema | putting liquid into the rectum in order to remove feces and relieve constipation. It must be ordered by a nurse or doctor. |
