Identify the Defining Characteristics in the Nursing Diagnosis Statement: Constipation

Identify the defining characteristics in the nursing diagnosis statement: Constipation related to decreased gastrointestinal motility secondary to pain medication administration as evidenced by the patient reporting no bowel movement in seven days,abdominal distention,and complaints of abdominal pain.

A) Decreased gastrointestinal motility
B) Pain medication
C) Abdominal distention
D) Constipation

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