The Client Takes a Stool Softener on a Regular Basis

question 4

Multiple Choice

The client takes a stool softener on a regular basis and now reports a change in bowel patterns. Which assessment data would the nurse report to the physician?

• A) an increase in bowel frequency
• B) cramping with each stool passed
• C) stools that are smaller in size
• D) a decrease in bowel frequency

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Definitions:

Resting Potential

The electrical charge of a neuron when it is not active or transmitting an impulse, representing the difference in electric potential across the neuron's membrane.

All-Or-None

Referring to the fact that a neuron either fires completely or does not fire at all.

Interneurons

Neurons that provide connections between sensory and motor neurons, as well as between themselves, to integrate sensory input and motor output.

Axons

Long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.