Stools and urine¶
The follow-up of stools and urine tells the team, resident by resident, how long it has been since the last passage.
The follow-up list¶
Nursing Care → Care → Observations → Stools and Urine lists the residents with, for stools and for urine:
the status: Not recorded, Up to date, To watch or Alert;
the last stools and their Bristol type, and the hours without stools;
the last urine, the hours without urine and the volume over 24 hours.
Filters: To watch or in alert, Stools in alert, Urine in alert, Not recorded.
Follow-up |
To watch |
Alert |
|---|---|---|
Stools |
from 60 hours without stools |
past 72 hours |
Urine |
from 20 hours without urine |
past 24 hours |
Record an observation¶
Click Stools or Urine on the resident’s line — or Record stools / Record urine in the Care tab of the resident’s form, or Record the observation on an elimination care task.
Check Observed at.
Leave Emission observed ticked when something was passed; untick it to note that nothing was.
For stools, pick the Bristol type (Type 1 to Type 7); for urine, the Volume (mL) if measured.
Add a Note if needed, and save.
History shows the resident’s past observations.
All observations¶
Nursing Care → Care → Observations → Stool and Urine Observations lists every observation, with filters Stools, Urine, Emission observed, Nothing passed and Last 24 hours, and a pivot view to count them.
A reminder, not a diagnosis
The statuses help the team notice what has not been seen for a while. They do not replace the clinical judgement of the nurse or the physician.