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
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
Pattern for Tactile Fremitus, Anterior Thorax
Pattern for Tactile Fremitus, Posterior Thorax
To increase pressure using body weight, lean on your client.
Moiré Pattern
Percussion pattern for ascites