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Characteristics of Feces

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Mental Health Nursing (RNSG 1250)

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easurements

that include T/P/R/BP/O2 sat/pain

Normal temperature: 36 - 37.

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peripheral

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oral (5 years - adult)

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axilla (birth - adult)

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tympanic (2 years - adult)

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temporal artery (2 years - adult)

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rectal (birth - 2 years)

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core (invasive)

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arterial line (radial or femoral)

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rate — normal: 60-100 bpm

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abnormal:

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bradycardia

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tachycardia

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rhythm:

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normal: regular

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abnormal: irregular

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equality

Strength/Amplitude Grading

Pulse site to assess/grade:

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radial

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posterior tibialis

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dorasalis pedis

Respirations

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pay attention to the RR of your pt

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Assess:

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rate

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rhythm

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depth

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pattern

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normal: no use of accessory

muscles

medications

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anxiety

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pain

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body position

O2 Saturation

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oxygen carrying capacity in the

blood (%)

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utilize a pulse oximeter to obtain

saturation

reading

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normal: >97%

Number

Name

Description

Easily felt,

disappears

under moderate

pressure

3 Full/increased

Strong:

disappears

under moderate

pressure

4 Bounding

Strong and does

not disappear

with moderate

pressure

Name

Description

Numbe

RACTERISTIC OF FECES

AND VARIATIONS:

STOOL

CHARACTERISTIC

CONDITION

AGE

GROUP

DESCRIPTION

FREQUENCY NORMAL INFANTS BOTTLEFED: 1-3 Stools/day; BREASTFEED-4-6 stools/day

ADULTS DAILY; 2-3 BMs/week

FREQUENCY Variations: Hypermotility INFANTS >6 Stools/day

AUDLTS >3 Stools/day

FREQUENCY Variations: Hypomotility INFANTS Bottlefed- <1 stool every day or 2; Breastfed-<1 stool/week

AUDLTS <1 Stools/week

COLOR NORMAL INFANTS DARK GREEN (1ST WEEK); THEN YELLOW

SHAPE VARIATIONS NARROW, PENCIL SHAPED STOOL MAY INDICATE INTESTINAL

OR CONSTRICTION, OR RAPID PERISTALSIS. SMALL, MARBLE-S

INDICATE SLOW PERISTALSIS, WITH LONGER TIME IN THE LA

CONSISTENCY NORMAL FORMED, SOFT, MOIST

CONSISTENCY VARIATIONS CONSISTENCY IS RELATED TO GASTRIC MOTILITY AND IS AFF

AND FLUID INTAKE

CONSISTENCY VARIATIONS HARD STOOL INDICATES CONSTIPATION. THE MORE TIME SPE

INTESTINE, THE MORE WATER IS REABSORBED, AND THE HARD

MAY ALSO INDICATE DEHYDRATION

CONSISTANCY VARIATIONS LIQUID STOOL MAY INDICATE DIARRHEA; RAPID PERISTALSIS

ODOR NORMAL PUNGENT; AFFECTED BY FOODS EATEN

ODOR VARIATIONS NORMAL ODOR IS CREATED BY PUTREFECATION AND FERME

LOWER GI TRACT. ODOR IS ALSO INFLUENCED BY THE pH OF

IS NORMALLY NEUTRAL OR SLIGHTLY ALKALINE

ODOR VARIATIONS STRONG, FOUL ODORS MAY INDICATE BLOOD IN THE STOOL, E

UPPER GI TRACT, OR INFECTION

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