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

There is an order to administer a large volume, cleansing enema to an adult patient. The enema bag is filled with how many milliliters of fluid for this procedure?

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

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

A nurse is caring for 4 patients each patient has a colostomy bag. Which patient should be seen first and made a priority?

A patient expresses concerns over having bright red stool. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

While inspecting a patient's stool, a nurse notices that the stool has pus in it. The nurse identifies this type of stool as having

A nurse is speaking to a patient about his recent bowel movement. He says, "Sometimes my bowel movements are greenish in color. Is that normal?" The nurse replies:

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?

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?