Exam 14: Bowel Management

A client has a new ileostomy. What assessment finding by the nurse indicates the goal for the priority nursing diagnosis has been met?

A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parents of a preschool aged child. What information does the nurse provide?

A client is scheduled for a colostomy. When does the self-care management teaching begin?

What action does the nurse take when applying a fecal management system to a client?

The nurse is caring for a client with constipation who needs a digital rectal evacuation. What actions by the nurse are appropriate for this procedure? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for an elderly client who has an ileostomy. When changing the ostomy appliance, what action by the nurse will promote skin health?

A child has a cecostomy tube. What education does the nurse provide the child's parents?

The nurse is teaching a client about dietary considerations with a new colostomy. Which foods does the nurse tell the client cause malodorous stool? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse knows that which medications can lead to constipation? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing to insert an anal tube and notes the client has hemorrhoids. What action does the nurse take?

The nurse understands the GI tract has defense mechanisms against infection. Which of the following do these include? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing education to parents on obtaining a pinworm specimen. Which information by the nurse is accurate?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client with chronic constipation. What information does the nurse provide? (Select all that apply.)

A student nurse asks why diuretics can cause constipation. What response does the faculty provide?

The nurse assesses clients' stools for characteristics indicative of pathology. Which characteristics are correctly matched with potential health problems? (Select all that apply.)

A client has a new colostomy and the nurse assesses the client's ability to choose appropriate menu items. Which choice by the client indicates the need to review the material?

The nurse is administering a tap water cleansing enema. What action by the nurse demonstrates the need to review the skill?

The nurse needs to perform a bedside fecal occult blood test on a stool sample. Prior to gathering the sample, the nurse assesses for which interfering factors? (Select all that apply.)

A client has long-standing chronic diarrhea. What assessment finding indicates the goal for a priority nursing diagnosis has been met?

The nursing student is caring for a client with a colostomy. Which action by the student indicates a need to review this skill?