Author Question: The nurse must administer an enema to an adult patient with constipation. Which of the following ... (Read 129 times)

vicotolentino · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse must administer an enema to an adult patient with constipation. Which of the following would be a safe and effective distance for the nurse to insert the tubing into the patient's rectum? Choose all that apply.

1) 2 inches
2) 3 inches
3) 4 inches
4) 5 inches

Question 2

The nurse is collecting a stool specimen. Arrange the following steps in the order the nurse should perform them. Label the steps from 1 to 4, with 1 being the first step to perform.

A. Have the patient defecate into a special container placed under the toilet seat.
B. Put on gloves and place the specimen in a specimen container.
C. Ask the patient to void to empty the bladder.
D. Place a label on the specimen container.