An elderly woman who is incontinent of stool following a cerebrovascular accident will have the following nursing diagnosis
A) Bowel incontinence related to loss of sphincter control as evidenced by inability to delay the urge to defecate
B) Diarrhea related to tube feedings as evidenced by hyperactive bowel sounds and urgency
C) Constipation related to physiologic condition involving the deficit in neurologic innervation as evidenced by fecal incontinence
D) Fecal retention related to loss of sphincter control and diminished spinal cord innervation related to hemiparesis
Ans: A
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