A client with a new colostomy is working to establish a pattern of elimination. The nurse would formulate with the client an outcome criterion that corresponds to:
1. a random bowel elimination pattern.
2. a bowel elimination pattern that is normal for the client.
3. daily bowel evacuation.
4. daily dietary intake.
Question 2
A client tells the nurse that the physician just stated that it will be necessary to use a tube to directly look at the client's lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
The nurse anticipates that this client will need to undergo preparation for which of the following tests?
1. lower GI series (x-rays)
2. colonoscopy
3. flat plate of the abdomen
4. ultrasound of the abdomen
A parish nurse checks the blood pressure of a church member
Home Health Nurse.
Nurse's hand over patients abdomen
Use face cradle covers to prevent the client’s skin from touching the face cradle upholstery.
Measuring the client’s height with a platform scale
Pattern for auscultation: Posterior thorax