A nurse is caring for a client who has a large, hardened mass of stool interfering with defecation, making it impossible for the client to pass feces voluntarily. The nurse recognizes that this client has what condition?
A) Fecal impaction
B) Iatrogenic constipation
C) Fecal incontinence
D) Secondary constipation
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The client has fecal impaction because the large, hardened mass of stool is interfering with defecation. Iatrogenic constipation occurs as a consequence of other medical treatment. Secondary constipation is a consequence of a pathologic disorder. Fecal incontinence is the inability to control the elimination of stool.
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