Exam 46: Bowel Elimination

The nurse knows that the ideal time to change an ostomy pouch is

An older adult's perineal skin appears to be dry and thin with mild excoriation.When providing hygiene after a bowel movement,the nurse should

The nurse should place the patient in which position when preparing to administer an enema?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has had diarrhea for the past week.Which additional assessment finding would the nurse expect?

The nurse is caring for a patient with Clostridium difficile.Which of the following nursing actions will have the greatest impact in preventing the spread of bacteria?

A patient has constipation and hypernatremia.The nurse prepares to administer which type of enema?

The nurse would anticipate which diagnostic examination for a patient with black tarry stools?

A nurse is performing an assessment on a patient who has not had a bowel movement in 3 days.The nurse would expect which other assessment finding?

The nurse is preparing to perform a fecal occult blood test.The nurse plans to properly perform the examination by

A nurse is pouching an ostomy on a patient with an ileostomy.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A patient informs the nurse that she was using laxatives three times daily to lose weight.After stopping use of the laxative,the patient had difficulty with constipation and wonders if she needs to take laxatives again.The nurse educates the patient that

The nurse administers a cathartic to a patient.The nurse determines that the cathartic has had a therapeutic effect when the patient

The nurse is assessing a patient 2 hours after a colonoscopy.Based on the procedure done,what focused assessment will the nurse include?

While a cleansing enema is administered to an 80-year-old patient,the patient expresses the urge to defecate.What is the next priority nursing action?

A nurse is educating a patient on how to irrigate an ostomy bag.Which statement by the patient indicates the need for further instruction?

Which of the following is not a function of the large intestine?

A patient is diagnosed with a bowel obstruction.The nurse chooses which type of tube for gastric decompression?

A nurse is caring for an older adult patient with fecal incontinence due to cathartic use.The nurse is most concerned about which complication that has the greatest risk for severe injury?

Which physiological change can cause a paralytic ileus?

Which nursing action best reduces risk of excoriation to the mucosal lining of the nose from a nasogastric tube?