An older adult woman who is incontinent of stool following a cerebrovascular accident will have which of the following nursing diagnoses?
A) Bowel Incontinence related to loss of sphincter control, as evidenced by inability to delay the urge to defecate
B) Diarrhea related to tube feedings, as evidenced by hyperactive bowel sounds and urgency
C) Constipation related to physiologic condition involving the deficit in neurologic innervation, as evidenced by fecal incontinence
D) Fecal Retention related to loss of sphincter control, and diminished spinal cord innervation related to hemiparesis
Question 2
When the nurse performs a Hemoccult test on a stool specimen, blood in the stool will change the color on the test paper to:
A) blue.
B) brown.
C) green.
D) red.
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