What Client Statement Might Encourage You to Add the Nursing

question 6

Multiple Choice

What client statement might encourage you to add the nursing diagnosis of constipation to the client's care plan?

• A) "I only have a bowel movement every 2 days."
• B) "I have to have my morning cup of coffee before I can move my bowels."
• C) "If I don't eat enough prunes or other fruit,I sometimes have trouble."
• D) "I had a bowel movement 3 days ago,but it wasn't much,and it was very hard."

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Definitions:

Psychological Disorder

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Socially Withdrawn

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Functional Effectiveness

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.