GI AND BOWEL ELIMINATION FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING POTTER & PERRY BOOK QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

GI AND BOWEL ELIMINATION FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING POTTER & PERRY BOOK QUESTION S WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Which of the following nursing actions do you take after placing a bedpan under an immobilized patient? a.) lift the patient's hip off the bed and slide the bedpan under the patient b.) after positioning the patient on the bedpan, elevate the head of the bed to a 45-degree angle c.) adjust the head of the bed so it is lower than the feet and use gentle, but firm pressure to push the bedpan under the patient d.) have the patient stand beside the bed and then have them sit on the bedpan on the edge of the bed - ANS B A patient has not had a bowel movement for 4 days. Now she has nausea and severe cramping throughout her abdomen. On the basis of these findings, what do you suspect is wrong with the patient? a.) an intestinal obstruction b.) irritation of the intestinal mucosa c.) gastroenteritis d.) a fecal impaction - ANS A During the administration of a warm tap-water enema, a patient complains of cramping abdominal pain that he rate a 6/10. What is your priority nursing intervention