A patient's sigmoidoscopy has been successfully completed and the patient is preparing to return home. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse include in the patient's discharge education?
A) The patient should drink at least 2 liters of fluid in the next 12 hours.
B) The patient can resume a normal routine immediately.
C) The patient should expect fecal urgency for several hours.
D) The patient can expect some scant rectal bleeding.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Following sigmoidoscopy, patients can resume their regular activities and diet. There is no need to push fluids and neither fecal urgency nor rectal bleeding is expected.
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