A patient with a hip fracture is having difficulty defecating into a bedpan while lying in bed. Which action by the nurse will assist the patient in having a successful bowel movement?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who takes opioid pain medication and has a new prescription for docusate sodium. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A patient with a hip fracture is having difficulty defecating into a bedpan while lying in bed. Which action by the nurse will assist the patient in having a successful bowel movement?

A nurse is teaching a client who has urinary incontinence about avoiding foods and beverages that can cause bladder irritation. The nurse should include that which of the following foods and beverages is a bladder irritant?

A nurse is assessing a client who has had staples removed from an abdominal wound postoperatively. The nurse notes a wide separation of the wound edges with light serosanguineous drainage. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about physiological changes in the digestive system that occur with aging. The nurse should include older adults might experience which of the following physiological changes?

A nurse is planning care for a client who is confined to bed. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is caring for a light-skinned client who has an ileostomy.

The nurse is reviewing the client's medical record. Click to highlight the findings that require intervention by the nurse. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.

The nurse is reviewing the client's medical record.

Click to highlight the findings that require intervention by the nurse. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.

Day 1:

• Abdomen soft, nondistended.
• Ileostomy present. Stoma is red.
• Stoma draining brown liquid stool
• Client will not look at stoma

Client states they are not interested in learning about stoma care

Day 2:

• Ileostomy pouch changed.
• Skin surrounding stomas reddened and has small open areas
• stoma with small amount of bleeding noted during cleaning.

The nurse is completing an assessment of the patient's skin's integrity. Which assessment is the priority?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the client's peristalsis is returning?

A nurse is teaching a client about foods and beverages that can cause diarrhea. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?