For an 83-Year-Old Client Admitted with Obstruction of the Large

question 9

Multiple Choice

For an 83-year-old client admitted with obstruction of the large bowel, the nurse's most significant assessment during the nursing history in regard to development of an obstruction would be

• A) advanced age.
• B) poor appetite.
• C) previously treated colon cancer.
• D) well-controlled diabetes.

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Definitions:

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