The nurse selects the most effective intervention for best support of regular bowel elimination and prevention of constipation, which is:
1. limit fluid intake to 32 to 50 ounces/day to compact stool.
2. small soapsuds enema every other day to cleanse bowel.
3. daily stool softeners, with consistent time to attempt elimination.
4. a strong laxative on a daily basis to encourage evacuation.
3
Daily stool softeners rather than daily laxatives or frequent enemas help restore regularity and bowel tone.
You might also like to view...
The nurse should measure rectal temperatures in which of these patients?
a. School-age child b. Older adult c. Comatose adult d. Patient receiving oxygen by nasal cannula
A nurse wishing to give money to a national political party without designating it for a specific purpose is donating what is called __________ money
a. hard b. soft c. unencumbered d. unrestricted
A 60-year-old female patient is about to begin long-term therapy with a glucocorticoid. Which of the following will be important for minimizing the risk of osteoporosis?
a. Baseline vitamin D level b. Calcium and vitamin D supplements c. Estrogen therapy d. Skeletal x-rays before treatment
A patient with Parkinson's disease who takes levodopa (Dopar) and pramipexole (Mirapex) was admitted with a peptic ulcer
A nurse is providing discharge instructions a week later and notes that the prescriber has added cimetidine (Tagamet) to the patient's drug regimen. What statement made by the patient indicates a need for further teaching? a. "I should take the Tagamet at least 1 hour before the other medications." b. "I should rise slowly from seated or lying positions." c. "I very likely could experience dyskinesias." d. "I should see an improvement in dyskinesias."