The nurse is caring for patients with ostomies. In which ostomy location will the nurse expect very liquid stool to be present?

A patient requests the nurse's help to the bedside commode and becomes frustrated when unable to void in front of the nurse. How should the nurse interpret the patient's inability to void?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a clear liquid diet. Which of the following foods should the nurse allow the client to have?

Which nursing intervention decreases the risk for CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections)?

A nurse is watching a nursing assistive personnel (AP) perform a postvoid bladder scan on a female with a previous hysterectomy. Which action will require the nurse to follow up?

A nurse is administering a tap water enema to a client who is constipated. During the administration of the enema, the client states he is having abdominal cramps. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to relieve the client's discomfort?

A nurse is planning care for a group of patients. Which task will the nurse assign to the nursing assistive personnel (AP)?

Which patient is most at risk for increased peristalsis

A nurse is assessing an older adult client who reports a sudden onset of urinary incontinence. The nurse should recognize which of the following conditions can cause incontinence in the older adult client?

A nurse is caring for a client who is well-hydrated and who demonstrates no evidence of anemia. Which of the following laboratory values gives the nurse an assessment of the adequacy of the client's protein uptake and synthesis?

The nurse performing a fecal occult blood test should take what action?