A female nurse is caring for a 21-year-old male client with a questionable gastrointestinal blockage. The healthcare provider prescribes an enema. Which reaction by the client does the nurse anticipate when planning care?
A) "May I have a visitor as support in the room?"
B) "I would rather have my doctor perform this procedure."
C) "I have never had an enema before."
D) "I am afraid of having an enema."
Answer: B
The nurse would anticipate that most young adults will be embarrassed by this procedure when the nurse and young client are of different genders. When the client states that the doctor could perform the enema, the client is probably acting on embarrassment and on the assumption that the doctor is male. The nurse should approach the client beforehand to address the issue. Most clients would only experience annoyance, not fear for this procedure. A client who has never experienced an enema is exhibiting a lack of knowledge, which is not usually the case for a 21-year-old; most people of that age have experienced an enema. The nurse would definitely not expect the client to request the presence of another individual in the room for an intimate procedure.
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