AIMS
To be able to provide effective bowel care
LESSONS AND TOPICS
By the end of this course, you will:
- Know the anatomy and function of the bowel
- Understand how injury can affect the bowel
- Understand how to manage the bowel
- Know what AD is
- Know the signs and symptoms of AD
- Know different stool types and possible meanings
- Understand the Bristol Stool Chart
- Know what constipation is
- Be aware of the causes and treatments of constipation
- Be aware of natural ways to ease constipation
- Know the symptoms of diarrhoea
- Know how diarrhoea is treated
- Know some complications of constipation
- Know how to use some incontinence products
LESSONS AND TOPICS
Function of the Bowel System
- The Bowel
- Anatomy of the Bowel
- The Reflex Bowel or Upper Motor Neuron Bowel
- The Flaccid Bowel or Lower Motor Neuron Bowel
Constipation
- What is Constipation?
- What Causes Constipation?
- Treating Constipation
- Natural Ways to Ease Constipation
- Preventing Constipation
- What is an Enema
Methods of Bowel Management and Care
- Bowel Management
- Management of the Reflex Bowel or Upper Motor Neuron Bowel
- Management of the Flaccid Bowel or Lower Motor Neuron Bowel
- Bowel Routine
- Types of stools and their meaning
- Bristol Stool Chart
Diarrhoea
- What causes Diarrhoea?
- The Symptoms of Diarrhoea
- How is Diarrhoea treated?
- Assessments and Summaries
Complications
- Complications of Constipation
- Haemorrhoids
- Rectal Bleeding
Autonomic Dysreflexia
- What is AD?
- Common Signs or Symptoms of Autonomic Dysreflexia
Methods for Emptying the Bowel
- Methods
- Incontinence Images
- Incontinence Products and their uses
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