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vicotolentino

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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.


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helenmarkerine

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2, 3

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
C, A, B, D


vicotolentino

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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