A nurse performs an abdominal assessment on 4 patients. Which of the following would be considered a normal abdominal assessment?

A nurse performs an abdominal assessment on 4 patients. Which of the following would be considered a normal abdominal assessment?

A patient who is constipated has just received a mineral oilretention enema. The nurse encourages this patient to hold this enema for a minimum of how long?

A nurse educator explains to staff nurses that diarrhea can quickly become lifethreatening in elderly patients because

The nurse would expect the least formed stool to be present in which portion of the digestive tract?

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

During an admission physical assessment, a nurse questions a patient about their bowel

elimination pattern. The nurse may say, "Can you tell me your bowel regimen? Do you have a regular, bowel movement every day? What is the approximate time that you have a bowel

movement?" The nurse's goal is

A nurse is monitoring bowel elimination of a patient who has a history of constipation. The nurse implements measures to assist with bowel elimination if the patient has not had a bowel movement what would be the BEST option to try first?

The day after surgery, a patient asks a nurse, "Why do the nurses keep listening to my abdomen? That's not where I had surgery." Which of the following responses best answers the patient's question?

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

The nurse is caring for a patient with complaints of constant diarrhea for 3 days. The patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms of dehydration. The best fluid source for this patient to drink small amounts of is