You Have Been Assigned to Teach a 75-Year-Old Client About

question 7

Multiple Choice

You have been assigned to teach a 75-year-old client about her newly diagnosed diverticulitis.When planning for the teaching session, you want to make certain that you explain that:

• A)increasing dietary fiber and keeping well hydrated is effective in reducing the symptoms associated with diverticulosis.
• B)it is unusual to see diverticula in persons her age because it commonly occurs in middle-aged adults.
• C)abdominal cramping and severe diarrhea are the symptoms commonly associated with diverticula and should be reported when they occur.
• D)the prognosis for diverticulosis is good, and once treated it rarely reoccurs.

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