RNRS 117- BOWEL INCONTINENCE, CONSTIPATION &
IMPACTION PEARSON (EXAM II) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
The nurse is caring for a patient in a long-term care facility who has not had a
bowel movement in 5 days. The unlicensed assistive personnel reports that the
patient is passing a very small amount of liquid stool.
Which should be the nurse's first action?
Check the patient for an impaction.
Advise the healthcare provider of the situation.
Document the findings.
Administer a prescribed laxative.
Check the patient for an impaction.
A 60-year-old patient presents with multiple episodes of fecal incontinence over
the past week.
Which condition should the nurse consider related to decreased muscle tone and
rectal sensation?
Excessive eating
Limited mobility
, Dehydration
Constipation
Constipation
Which condition should the nurse recognize as a cause of fecal incontinence?
Irregular defecation habits
Irritable bowel syndrome
Anorectal injury
Gastrointestinal reflux disease
Anorectal injury
A patient has been having multiple episodes of fecal incontinence.
Which disagnostic test should the nurse anticipate to evaluate anal spincter
function?
Colonoscopy
Anorectal manometry
Barium enema
Upper GI
Anorectal manometry
Which collaborative therapy should the nurse expect to be utilized in the
management of a fecal impaction?
Digital removal of the impaction
IMPACTION PEARSON (EXAM II) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
The nurse is caring for a patient in a long-term care facility who has not had a
bowel movement in 5 days. The unlicensed assistive personnel reports that the
patient is passing a very small amount of liquid stool.
Which should be the nurse's first action?
Check the patient for an impaction.
Advise the healthcare provider of the situation.
Document the findings.
Administer a prescribed laxative.
Check the patient for an impaction.
A 60-year-old patient presents with multiple episodes of fecal incontinence over
the past week.
Which condition should the nurse consider related to decreased muscle tone and
rectal sensation?
Excessive eating
Limited mobility
, Dehydration
Constipation
Constipation
Which condition should the nurse recognize as a cause of fecal incontinence?
Irregular defecation habits
Irritable bowel syndrome
Anorectal injury
Gastrointestinal reflux disease
Anorectal injury
A patient has been having multiple episodes of fecal incontinence.
Which disagnostic test should the nurse anticipate to evaluate anal spincter
function?
Colonoscopy
Anorectal manometry
Barium enema
Upper GI
Anorectal manometry
Which collaborative therapy should the nurse expect to be utilized in the
management of a fecal impaction?
Digital removal of the impaction
