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Chelseaamend

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on: Jul 22, 2018
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.


mathjasmine

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

Ans: A
Feedback:
The most appropriate nursing diagnosis addresses the client's fecal incontinence, related to loss of sphincter control innervation.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Blue is a positive diagnostic finding, indicating the presence of blood in the stool sample.


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Chelseaamend

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Reply #2 on: Jul 22, 2018
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