The nurse is caring for a patient who has had impacted stools twice in the past month. What is an appropriate laxative for this patient?
A) Milk of Magnesia
B) Agoral Plain
C) Colace
D) Dulcolax
B
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Mineral oil (Agoral Plain) is not absorbed and forms a slippery coat on the contents of the intestinal tract. When the intestinal bolus is coated with mineral oil, less water is drawn out of the bolus and the bolus is less likely to become hard or impacted. Other options shown do not have this same effect of reducing the risk of another impaction as well as helping to eliminate stool.
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