You are admitting a patient to your unit with diverticular disease. What questions should the nurse ask during her assessment? (Mark all that apply.)
A) About future elimination patterns
B) About history of normal stooling
C) Review of dietary habits
D) About tenesmus
E) Onset and duration of pain
Ans: C, D, E
Feedback: When obtaining the health history, the nurse asks the patient about the onset and duration of pain and about past and present elimination patterns. The nurse reviews dietary habits to determine fiber intake and asks the patient about straining at stool, history of constipation with periods of diarrhea, tenesmus, abdominal bloating, and distention.
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