2016
DOI: 10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2016.043
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Bowel Movement: The Sixth Vital Sign?

Abstract: Öz AbstractBowel movement is extremely important to assess body functions and constipation in all age groups, particularly in the geriatric population. Defecation function, which is the fifth status regarding to Daily Living Activity and the third place in Functional Health Patterns in which Nursing Process, is a concept that is dimension of functional as well as physical, social, and psychological. After the bowel movement of illness/health persons were assessed, health history, needs of training and support … Show more

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“…There are many definitions of pain and everyone has experienced it. It is now regarded as the fifth vital sign (4) . The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as: "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage" (3) .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…There are many definitions of pain and everyone has experienced it. It is now regarded as the fifth vital sign (4) . The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as: "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage" (3) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%