What should the nurse stress in a teaching plan for the mother of an 11-year-old boy with ulcerative colitis?
a. Preventing the spread of illness to others
b. Nutritional guidance and preventing constipation
c. Teaching daily use of enemas
d. Coping with stress and adjusting to a chronic illness
D
Coping with the stress of a chronic illness and the clinical manifestations associated with ulcerative colitis (diarrhea, pain) are important teaching foci. Ulcerative colitis is not infectious. Although nutritional guidance is a priority teaching focus, diarrhea is a problem with ulcerative colitis, not constipation. Teaching daily use of enemas is not part of the therapeutic plan of care.
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