Exam 35: Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation

The nurse is preparing to administer an enema to a patient.Which type of enema is most likely to lead to circulatory overload?

The patient is a 74-year-old man who has been in the hospital for 4 days following an orthopedic surgical procedure.He is concerned because he has not moved his bowels every day as he did before surgery,but every other day.Which response made by the nurse is appropriate?

A patient is admitted for constipation.When planning care for this patient,the nurse recognizes that which interventions would help control constipation?

When preparing an adult patient for an enema,the nurse understands that the tube or nozzle should be inserted how far?

While the nurse is administering an enema,the patient complains of some cramping.Which action should the nurse take next?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has been on bed rest for several weeks.The nurse notes that the patient is continually seeping liquid stool rectally.The nurse should take which action?

While the nurse is administering an enema with a standard enema bag,which intervention is important to implement?

A bedpan that is designed for patients with body or leg casts or for patients restricted from raising their hips (e.g.,following total joint replacement)is known as a _____________.

Infrequent bowel movements (less often than every 3 days),difficulty in evacuating feces,inability to defecate,and hard feces are signs of ________________.

The nurse prepares to exercise a digital removal of feces.To detect an untoward effect of this procedure,the nurse should assess the patient history for which condition?

When developing a plan of care for a patient requiring a nasogastric (NG)tube,the nurse recognizes that it is essential to implement which technique in measuring the length of the tube?

In advancing the nasogastric (NG)tube,which technique provides the safest outcome?

The patient is receiving a soapsuds enema but is having a difficult time retaining the fluid.What action should the nurse take?

When care is provided for a patient with an NG tube in place,which intervention is safest for the nurse to implement?

The nurse is preparing to administer an enema to an adult patient who has normal sphincter control.For administration of the enema,the patient is placed in which position?

__________________ is strongest during the hour after the first meal of the day.

When preparing an infant for an enema,the nurse understands that which solution is the safest?

What should the nurse do to verify nasogastric (NG)tube placement?

When evaluating a student nurse's ability to digitally remove feces,the nurse preceptor determined that further teaching is required if the student nurse does which of the following interventions?

The nurse assesses that a patient has a severe fecal impaction.Which action taken by the nurse addresses this problem?