The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a History

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of dementia who is incontinent of stool because of the inability to communicate the need to defecate. What is the priority action of the nurse?

• A) Administer a daily laxative and take the patient to the toilet afterward.
• B) Digitally remove stool from the patient's rectum every other day.
• C) Insert a rectal tube to facilitate drainage of soft or liquid stool.
• D) Begin a prompted toileting program to facilitate bowel continence.

Discriminate between capital and revenue expenditures.

Understand the accounting treatment for disposal of plant assets.

Recognize the importance of the expense recognition principle in relation to depreciation.

Understand the concept of book value and how it differs from fair market value.

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