Section: 8.4 - Elimination II: Bowel | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:

    • Identify different alterations in bowel elimination across the lifespan.
    • Outline the data that must be collected for the identification of alterations in bowel elimination.
    • Identify basic diagnostic tests for bowel elimination.
    • Detail the nonpharmacologic measures to promote bowel elimination.

    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 12 minutes.

    Click here to start this lesson.

    • Students must
      Mark as done
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • url icon
      Gastrointestinal System URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under sections "Gastrointestinal System" (pgs 1035-1039), "Constipation" ( pgs 1051-1060), "Bowel Diagnostic Tests" (pgs 1069 -1075), "Bowel Elimination Assessment" (pgs 1061-1063, 1075-1081). (35 minutes)
      OPEN RN Nursing Fundamentals Textbook by Chippewa Valley Technical College

    • url icon
      What is diarrhea? URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. ( 2 minutes)
      National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

    • url icon
      Dehydration URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (3 minutes). 
      National Health Service, UK

    • url icon
      Intraosseous Access URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under the sections "Background" and "Historical background and recommendations for IO access use." (5 minutes)
      Critical Care Journal

    • url icon
      How can diarrhea be prevented URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under the sections "How can diarrhea be prevented?" and "Interventions." (2 minutes)
      Rehydrate Project, The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust

    • url icon
      Oral Rehydration URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the content under the sections "Oral rehydration solution" and "Effective homemade remedy for watery diarrhea." (2 minutes)
      Rehydrate Project, The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust

    • url icon
      Stool Test URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
      Canadian Cancer Society

    • url icon
      Fecal Occult Blood Test URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (7 minutes)
      MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine

    • url icon
      Ova and Parasite Exam URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (1 minute)
      MSD Manual Consumer Version

    • url icon
      Obtaining fecal specimen URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

      Read the entire article. (11 minutes)
      Nursing Times

    • Students must
      Mark as done
      Slide Deck Presentation
    • url icon
      Topic: Elimination II: Bowel URL
      Students must
      View
    • Students must
      Mark as done
      Clinical Skills
    • url icon
      Enema- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Ostomy Appliance Change- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Urostomy Care- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Emptying Ostomy Pouch- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      How to empty and change ostomy bag by Care Channel URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • url icon
      Removal of Fecal Impactions- Procedure Checklist URL
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • Students must
      Mark as done

      Quiz Unit

    • quiz icon
      Quiz: Unit 8.4

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Unit 8.3 is complete and passed