is your patient at the university health service facility  where you work. He complains of increasing diarrhea and abdominal cramping; he has no weight loss. He states that on rare occasions he noticed blood on the toilet paper he used. What additional pieces of assessment data do you need?Q2. A long-term care facility has invited you to present a talk on preventing bowel incontinence in their residents. What points  of information do you include in your presentation? Q3. A 22-year-old man is to undergo surgery for Crohn’s disease. He will have a new pouching ileostomy. He and his mother need to learn what the ileostomy means for his future bowel elimination needs. What do you tell them? Q4. Mrs. Edna Pidpahora is 82 years old and a resident in a long-term care facility. In the Emergency Department, she was just assessed for acute confusion and has been admitted to your ward. In her documentation, you see that she has become more confused and forgetful since she moved into long-term  care four months ago. She spends most of her time in bed or sitting in a chair in her room. She is occasionally incontinent of urine and has not had a bowel movement in five days. She is taking the following medications and supplements: levothyroxine (Synthroid), calcium carbonate, vitamin D, chlorothiazide, risperidone, chloral hydrate. What steps would you take to understand and address her apparent constipation (Neil et al., 2003; Robson et al., 2000; Spina & Scordo, 2002)? 

Question Answered step-by-step Q1. A 19-year-old man with a history of good health and regular exerciseis your patient at the university health service facility  where you work. He complains of increasing diarrhea and abdominal cramping; he has no weight loss. He states that on rare occasions he noticed blood on the toilet paper he used. What additional pieces of assessment data do you need?Q2. A long-term care facility has invited you to present a talk on preventing bowel incontinence in their residents. What points  of information do you include in your presentation? Q3. A 22-year-old man is to undergo surgery for Crohn’s disease. He will have a new pouching ileostomy. He and his mother need to learn what the ileostomy means for his future bowel elimination needs. What do you tell them? Q4. Mrs. Edna Pidpahora is 82 years old and a resident in a long-term care facility. In the Emergency Department, she was just assessed for acute confusion and has been admitted to your ward. In her documentation, you see that she has become more confused and forgetful since she moved into long-term  care four months ago. She spends most of her time in bed or sitting in a chair in her room. She is occasionally incontinent of urine and has not had a bowel movement in five days. She is taking the following medications and supplements: levothyroxine (Synthroid), calcium carbonate, vitamin D, chlorothiazide, risperidone, chloral hydrate. What steps would you take to understand and address her apparent constipation (Neil et al., 2003; Robson et al., 2000; Spina & Scordo, 2002)?  Health Science Science Nursing NURSING 4161 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)