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

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?

The most formed stool occurs in which portion of the colon?

A nurse is preparing her patient to receive a Fleet enema. What position is best for the procedure?

The nurse is caring for an anxious patient who is scheduled for surgery for colostomy placement. While the nurse is talking to the patient, the patient states, "I am so scared." It is a priority for the nurse to focus on addressing the

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

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 nurse educator explains to staff nurses that diarrhea can quickly become lifethreatening in elderly patients because

While inspecting a patient's stool, a nurse notices that the stool has pus in it. The nurse identifies this type of stool as having

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

Which subjective information collected by the nurse will be documented?

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