Exam 44: Bowel Elimination

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

A nurse is assisting a patient in making dietary choices that promote healthy bowel elimination.Which menu option should the nurse recommend?

Fecal impactions occur in which portion of the colon?

A patient receives a diagnosis of bowel obstruction.The nurse chooses which type of tube for gastric decompression?

The nurse is devising a plan of care for a patient with the nursing diagnosis of Constipation related to opioid use.Which of the following outcomes would the nurse evaluate as successful for the patient to establish normal defecation?

The nurse is emptying an ileostomy pouch for a patient.Which assessment finding would the nurse report immediately?

The nurse is caring for a patient who had a colostomy placed yesterday.The nurse should report which assessment finding immediately?

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

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

The nurse would expect the least formed stool to be present in which portion of the digestive tract?

The nurse knows that most nutrients are absorbed in which portion of the digestive tract?

After a patient returns from a barium swallow study,what is the nurse's priority?

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

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient who is going home with a guaiac test.Which statement by the patient indicates the need for further education?

A patient expresses concerns over having black stool.The fecal occult test is negative.Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

Which nursing intervention is most effective in promoting normal defecation for a patient who has muscle weakness in the legs that prevents ambulation?

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

The nurse knows that a bowel elimination schedule would be most beneficial in the plan of care for which patient?

Which physiological change can cause a paralytic ileus?

The nurse is preparing to perform a fecal occult blood test.The nurse plans to properly perform the examination by doing which of the following?