| A | B |
|---|
| elimination | to get rid of waste in the body: vomit, urinate, or defecate |
| defecate | 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 |
| incontinent | unable to contol the bladder or bowels |
| pericare | To clean between the legs. Clean every time after patient has incontinence |
| void | to pee or urinate |
| 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. |
| urethra | the tube through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body. |
| digestive system/gastrointestinal (GI) | mouth, esophogus, stomach, small and large intestine, colon, rectum, anus |
| urinal | container used by a male patient to urinate into. |
| bed pan | there are two types of bed pans; a fracture pan and a standard bed pan. They are used when a patient is bedridden |
| enema | putting liquid into the rectum in order to remove feces and relieve constipation. It must be ordered by a nurse or doctor. |
| catheter | a tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening |
| foley catheter | another name for a urinary catheter |
| kink | a bend in the catheter tube |
