What nursing diagnosis should the nurse select as appropriate to ...

[Awilson837]

What nursing diagnosis should the nurse select as appropriate to address bowel evacuation for a client who is on bed rest?
 
  1. Bowel Incontinence
  2. Constipation
  3. Diarrhea
  4. Disturbed Body Image

Question 2

A client has a bowel movement of hard, dry, but formed stool. The nurse associates these characteristics with
 
  1. bowel incontinence.
  2. constipation.
  3. diarrhea.
  4. fecal impaction.

[beccamahon]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Lack of sphincter control contributes to bowel incontinence, not bed rest.
Rationale 2: Lack of activity, as in bed rest, is a major contributor to constipation. Lack of movement slows bowel movements.
Rationale 3: Diarrhea would come from a GI upset triggered by diseases, medication, or diet.
Rationale 4: Disturbed body image would affect a client who has undergone a bowel diversion.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Bowel incontinence is the loss of voluntary ability to control feces.
Rationale 2: Hard, dry, formed stool is characteristic of constipation.
Rationale 3: Diarrhea is the passage of liquid feces.
Rationale 4: Fecal impaction is a mass of hardened feces in the folds of the rectum.

[Awilson837]

Thank you!

[beccamahon]

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