When planning nursing care to promote normal elimination, what is the best time for the nurse to assist an elderly patient to the bathroom?
a. Immediately after breakfast
b. Just before dinner
c. 30 minutes after dinner
d. 15 minutes after breakfast
D
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A Immediately after breakfast is too soon to take advantage of the stimulant effect that breakfast exerts for defecation.
B The best time to assist in the promotion of normal defecation is not 30 minutes after dinner.
C Just before dinner is not the best time to assist in the promotion of normal defecation.
D The best time to assist the patient to the bathroom to defecate is 15 to 20 minutes after breakfast. The reflex to defecate is strongest when food is eaten on an empty stomach. This is why breakfast is often referred to as the "triggering meal."
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