Your patient is supposed to get a tap water enema. What medical diagnosis would NOT qualify him for this procedure?

A nurse is digitally removing stool that is impacted from a patient. The nurse should stop the procedure immediately and take corrective action if the patient's:

After an initial assessment, a nurse documents that a patient, admitted for abdominal pain, has hyperactive bowel sounds. As a result, the nurse could expect the patient's bowel movements to be

A patient expresses concerns over having bright red stool. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A patient has stools that are foulsmelling and that float on water. The nurse documents that this patient is having

A nurse notices that the patient's stool is light, claycolored. The nurse suspects the patient

An older adult's perineal skin appears to be dry and thin with mild excoriation. When providing hygiene after a bowel movement, the nurse should

A patient's admission assessment includes pertinent information about bowel elimination.

Which subjective information collected by the nurse will be documented?

A patient with Crohn's disease underwent a procedure to remove a portion of the large intestine. The distal portion of the colon was removed, allowing it time to rest and heal. A nurse identifies that this type of bowel diversion is known

A patient who is constipated has just received a mineral oilretention enema. The nurse encourages this patient to hold this enema for a minimum of how long?

An adult patient has orders for an enema. A nurse will