The Nurse Should Plan Interventions to Combat Constipation in a Patient

question 22

Multiple Choice

The nurse should plan interventions to combat constipation in a patient:

• A) being treated for diabetes mellitus.
• B) who has a routine order for Metamucil.
• C) who just completed barium studies of the bowel.
• D) with orders to ambulate with assistance.

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