A nurse can expect that which of the following patients are most likely to suffer from fecal incontinence? Select all that apply.

The most formed stool occurs in which portion of the colon?

The nurse is emptying an ileostomy pouch for a patient. Which assessment finding would the nurse report immediately?

A patient's admission assessment includes pertinent information about bowel elimination.

Which subjective information collected by the nurse will be documented?

A nurse is preparing her patient to receive a Fleet enema. What position is best for the procedure?

A patient with a colostomy asks how often the faceplate (wafer) of the ostomy appliance should be changed. The most appropriate response by the nurse is that it is usually changed every

A patient has stools that are foulsmelling and that float on water. The nurse documents that this patient is having

A male patient has told a nurse that he occasionally fights constipation. Teaching the patient how to prevent constipation and promote normal elimination, the nurse instructs him to

A doctor orders a test to find "hidden blood" from the patient's stool sample. A nurse identifies that this type of test is used to detect the presence of

Which doctor's order should be questioned?

A nurse is preparing a cleansing enema for an adult patient who is constipated and has not responded to laxative use. Before giving the enema, the nurse should