The client who has abdominal distention and complains of gas pains tells the nurse that the physician has just stated that a treatment will be ordered. The nurse understands that the physician will most likely order a(n):
1. rectal tube insertion.
2. oil retention enema.
3. cleansing enema.
4. Fleet enema.
Question 2
An older adult client who is immobile because of illness and who previously had normal bowel function has not had a normal stool for several days. The nurse would assess this client for impaction by noting whether the client has:
1. a soft, nondistended abdomen.
2. reddened skin around the anus.
3. continuous seepage of loose stool.
4. an absence of bowel sounds.
Abdominal Striae
The nurse begins the general survey
The nurse conveys attentive listening through a posture of involvement
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the toe