When administering a rectal suppository, the nurse should insert the suppository:
a. just inside the external sphincter. c. three inches into the rectum of a child.
b. above the internal sphincter. d. into the sigmoid colon.
ANS: B
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A Incorrect: The suppository is not in far enough to be effective.
B Correct: This is the proper placement of the suppository.
C Incorrect: This is inserted too far for a child.
D Incorrect: This is inserted much too far.
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